WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 695

office on the 60th day following the referendum or the next day if the 60th day is a legal
holiday or weekend.]

[73-14.

The Committee provided for in §§ 73-10 through 73-13 of this chapter shall have
the power and authority to provide, by contract or otherwise, for a Fire Department and
fire-protection service within the taxing area and to likewise provide for the operation
and maintenance of an ambulance service within the prescribed tax area. The Treasurer
shall pay out of the funds in his possession and out of the taxes levied by the County
Commissioners and paid over to such Treasurer only upon the order of the Citizens'
Committee and for the purposes authorized by this Article.]

[73-15.

The Treasurer of the Citizens' Committee shall deposit all funds coming into his
possession as Treasurer in whatever banks as may be approved by the Committee, and
they shall not be paid out except by check duly signed by him as Treasurer and
countersigned by the Chairman or some member of the Committee acting as Chairman
pursuant to written resolution of the Committee of record in the Committee minutes.]

[73-16.

The Citizens' Committee shall always keep available and open to public inspection
its books and accounts. The Citizens' Committee may employ, if it deems necessary, an
accountant to audit the books and whatever other professional personnel as may be
appropriate to the proper conduct of its business.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
contingent on the County Commissioners of Allegany County repealing, by local law or
ordinance, the same provisions as repealed in Section 1 of this Act, and the
establishment by the County Commissioners of a Cresaptown Fire District, Cresaptown
Ambulance District and a Rawlings Fire District, the boundaries of which shall be set
by the County Commissioners, and which shall assume, as determined by the County
Commissioners, any existing debt or obligation of the Cresaptown Fire-Ambulance
District.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 2, this
Act shall take effect July 1, 1990.

Approved May 29, 1990.

CHAPTER 695
(House Bill 1442)

AN ACT concerning

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