WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1889

603. The County Commissioners of Prince George's County
are hereby authorized and directed to appropriate and levy
annually the sum of Forty-two Thousand Dollars ($42,000.00)
for the use of the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire
Association. Said sum shall be paid annually to the Treas-
urer of said Association, and Seven Thousand Two Hundred
Dollars ($7,200.00) thereof shall be disbursed by him to the
Bladensburg Rescue Squad, $1,600, Glendale Rescue Squad,
$1,150.00, Marlboro Rescue Squad, $1,150.00, Brentwood Res-
cue Squad, $900.00, Branchville Rescue Squad, $1,400.00
District Heights Rescue Squad, $1,000.00 and said total
of Forty-two Thousand Dollars ($42,000.00) shall be dis-
bursed by him only on order of the Board of Directors
of said Association to the member companies, departments
or rescue squads of said Association, only for the purpose of
purchasing, repairing and maintaining apparatus and equip-
ment; provided, however, that no payment shall be made to
any company or department which has resolution or regula-
tion limiting the territory within which it will resopnd to calls
and provided further that before any new volunteer fire asso-
ciation, company or corporation must receive the approval of
the County Commissioners. Before the County Commissioners
shall be required to pay the aforesaid sum of money to the
said Fire Association, the Commissioners shall have the power
to require the officers of said Association to appear before
before them and show to the satisfaction of said Commis-
sioners that all sums of money paid by the said Commis-
sioners to the said Association under this sub-title have
been expended for the purposes set forth in this sub-title,
and also that all member companies are active fire fighting
or rescue squad organizations with equipment in proper
working order. Provided, however, that no fire company nor
rescue squad not now in existence may be organized in Prince
George's County Volunteer Firemen's Association and the
Board of County Commissioners of the County.

605. The Treasurer of Prince George's County Volunteer
Fire Association shall give bond to the County Commissioners
of Prince George's County in the penal sum of Forty-two
Thousand Dollars ($42,000.00) for the faithful performance of
his duties hereunder.

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

Approved April 25, 1947.
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