WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subtitle,
the Sheriff of Wicomico County is authorized to issue licenses to
conduct games at which it shall be lawful to award prizes in cash
or merchandise by such devices as are commonly designated as
paddle wheels, wheels of fortune, chance books, bingo, raffles or
any other gaming device.

Organizations eligible for licenses as provided in this
section are listed as follows:

(1)  A tax-supported volunteer fire company or
auxiliary unit of which the members thereof are directly
associated with such fire company.

(2)  A nationally chartered veterans' organization or
auxiliary unit of which the members thereof are directly
associated with such organization.

(3)  A bona fide religious group which has conducted
religious services at a fixed location in Wicomico County for a
period of at least three years prior to the application to the
Sheriff.

(4)  A nonprofit organization desiring to raise money
for an exclusively charitable, athletic or educational purpose
specifically described in the application to the Sheriff. To
qualify under this subsection a nonprofit organization must have
been operating as such in Wicomico County for a period of at
least three years prior to the application to the Sheriff.

(b)  The application to the Sheriff for the issuance of a
license under this section shall contain a certification by one
of the principal officers of the organizations stating the
following:

(1)  The time, place, and type of each game for which
the license is sought.

(2)  That the games and gaming devices for which the
license is sought will be solely and personally conducted,
managed and operated by the regular members of the organization
without the assistance of professionals and that no commission,
salary, compensation, reward or recompense will be paid to any
person for holding, operating or conducting, or assisting in the
holding, operating, or conducting of a game or gaming device.

(3)  That the applicant by one of its principal
officers, will, within fifteen days after the last day named in
the application for the permit to conduct activities authorized
by this section, file a report under penalties of perjury
certifying the following facts:

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