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companies as may be created hereafter, by and with the con-
sent of said County Commissioners.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of Anne Arundel County be, and they are hereby,
authorized and empowered to pay the sum of two thousand
($2, 000. 00) dollars annually to the several Volunteer Fire
Companies for the purchase, maintenance and replacement
reserve for fire fighting equipment, No such payment shall be
made unless the fire fighting apparatus is properly equipped
with the necessary fire fighting appliances for the protection
of the area in which they operate. No Volunteer Fire Com-
pany shall receive any payment under this Act, unless it is
equipped with the fire alarm system, approved by the County
Commissioners of Anne Arundel County.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That said payments shall
be made to the Treasurer of the several Volunteer Fire Com-
panies ninety days after the tax levying period each year.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of Anne Arundel County be, and they are hereby,
authorized and empowered, to pay the salaries of the chauffeurs
of the several Volunteer Fire Companies from the road tax
of the Election District in which said Volunteer Fire Com-
pany is located; the salary of each chauffeur not to exceed one
hundred ($100. 00) dollars per month, payable monthly. The
chauffeurs of the several Volunteer Fire Companies shall be
appointed and/or dismissed by the County Commissioners of
Anne Arundel County, upon the recommendation of the said
Volunteer Fire Companies. This section shall not apply to the
City of Annapolis.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That every Volunteer
Fire Company affected by this Act shall make an annual
financial report to the County Commissioners of Anne Arundel
County on or before May 1st, of each year; failure to comply
with this section of this Act shall exclude any Volunteer Fire
Company from the benefits of this Act.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered
to provide such additional sums of money (not to exceed