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association, company or corporation must receive the approval
of the County Commissioners. Before the County Commis-
sioners shall be required to pay the aforesaid sum of money
to the said Fire Association, the said Commissioners shall
have the power to require the officers of said Association to
appear before them and show to the satisfaction of said Com-
missioners that all sums of money paid by the said Commis-
sioners to the said Association under this Act have been ex-
pended for the purposes set forth in this Act, and also that all
member companies are active fire fighting or rescue squad or-
ganizations with equipment in proper working order.

4. 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 seventeen thou-
sand two hundred dollars ($17, 200) for the faithful perform-
ance of his duties hereunder.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 282.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 119
of Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County", sub-title
"Brentwood", as the same was amended by Chapter 142 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1929 pro-
viding a change in the qualifications of Mayor, Treasurer,
and Councilman for the town and providing for the manner
in which the names of candidates for the said offices shall be
placed on ballots in town elections.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 119 of Article 17 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Prince George's
County", sub-title "Brentwood", as amended by Chapter 142
of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1929 be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments to read as follows:

119. Any party desiring to run for said Mayor, Treasurer,
or Councilman of said town shall be at least 25 years of age
and shall have resided within the corporate limits of said
town at least two years prior to election, and each said candi-