ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 495

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That before this Act
shall become effective, the town of Cottage City and the Cottage
City Commission shall submit the question of a special assess-
ment to provide money for the maintenance, operation and
care of the Cottage City Volunteer Fire Company to the quali-
fied voters of said town at an election to be held in said town as
hereinafter provided.

The date of said election shall be fixed by the town of Cottage
City and the Cottage City Commission and notice thereof shall
be given by advertisement in some newspaper published in
Prince George's County, which has a circulation in the town
of Cottage City, once a week for two successive weeks prior to
said election, and also by posting notices of such election in
at least two places within the limits of each ward in said town.

The ballots shall be prepared as ballots are prepared for a
general town election and shall have printed thereon the words,
"For a special assessment of 12 cents on each $100. 00 of real;
and personal property to be paid to the Cottage City Volunteer
Fire Company for its exclusive use in the maintenance, opera-
tion, care and purchase of equipment, " with a blank square
opposite at the right of said words, and immediately there-
under shall be the following words, "Against a special assess-
ment of 12 cents on each $100. 00 of real and personal prop-
erty to be paid to the Cottage City Volunteer Fire Department
for its exclusive use in the maintenance, operation, care and!
purchase of equipment, " with a blank square opposite at the:
right of said words.

And in the event that said election shall be held at the same
time that the regular town election is held, said words and
blank squares shall be printed on the regular ballot for said
election, and the officials in charge of said regular election shall:
act as officials for this election and said votes shall be canvassed
at the same time and in the same mariner as are the votes for
the regular election.

And in the event that said election shall be held at some other
time than a regular election, then the town of Cottage City
and the Cottage City Commission shall appoint the necessary
officers to conduct said election, and said election and the count
and canvass of said ballots shall be conducted as provided in.
the town charter for all general town elections.

And in the event that said election shall be held at some time
other than a regular election, the poll books showing the regis-
tered voters of said town last registered shall be used.