1336 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 548

fire departments in Garrett County and directing the
county commissioners to levy sufficient sums to pay the
same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 182 and 184 of Article 12 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Gar-
rett County," sub-title "Fire Departments," as said sections
were amended by Chapter 343 of the Acts of 1943, be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows,

182. The County Commissioners of Garrett County
are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to pay the
sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200.00) annually to the
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, the sum of One Thou-
sand Dollars ($1,000) annually to the Grantsville Volun-
teer Fire Department, and the sum of Seven Hundred
Dollars ($700.00) annually each to the Friendsville Vol-
unteer Fire Department, the Kitzmiller Volunteer Fire
Department, the Accident Volunteer Fire Department and
the Bloomington Volunteer Fire Department, so long as
each of said fire departments remains an active fire fight-
ing organization, for their benefit, said sums of money to
be used by the said fire departments for the purchase, repair
or maintenance of fire fighting equipment.

184. The County Commissioners of Garrett County
are hereby authorized, directed and empowered to levy
such sums as are necessary annually for the above purposes
on the assessable property of said County. Before the
County Commissioners shall be required to pay the afore-
said sums of money, the said Commissioners shall have
the power to require the officers of said fire departments
to appear before them and show to the satisfaction of said
Commissioners that any sums of money paid by the said
Commissioners to the said fire departments under this
sub-title, have been expended for the purposes set forth in
this subtitle, and also that said fire departments are active
fire-fighting organizations. In the event said fire depart-
ments hereinbefore mentioned cease to remain active fire
fighting organizations or have not used the moneys appro-
priated to them for the sole purposes set forth in this
sub-title, then this sub-title shall become null and void.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 16, 1947.