336 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 126

ond (2), Fifth (5), Seventh (7), and Eighth (8) Precincts
of said election district, a tax sufficient, but not in any
event at a rate of more than six cents (06) on each one
hundred dollars of the property assessed for County tax
purposes in said area, to pay annually to the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., the amount necessary to
maintain, equip and operate said fire department for the
ensuing year; said tax to be determined, levied, collected
and paid over in the following manner: at least thirty days
before the tax levying period of each year the said Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., shall determine
the amount necessary to be raised for the ensuing year to
maintain, equip and operate said fire department, and shall
thereupon certify the same to the County Commissioners
of Montgomery County, who, in their next annual
levy, shall levy said tax on all property assessed for
County tax purposes within said area at a rate not exceed-
ing six cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed
value of said property to produce an amount that may ap-
pear to them as sufficient for the said purposes, pro-
vided that the said County Commissioners shall not levy
said tax at a rate which would produce less than the amount
so certified by the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Inc., as necessary to maintain, equip and operate said
fire department, without a previous public hearing to
determine the necessity of any proposed reduction of the
amount so certified by the said fire department. The said
tax shall be levied and shall be collected as County taxes
are now or may be hereafter levied and collected, and have
the same priority rights, bear the same interest and pen-
alties and in every respect be treated the same as County
taxes. The taxes so levied for the ensuing year shall be
collected by the tax collecting authorities of said County
and they shall remit the whole amount of the taxes so col-
lected to the treasurer of the said Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., upon the treasur-
er giving a corporate bond to said County Com-
missioners to be approved by the Judge of the Circuit
Court for said County in terms and a penal sum to be
fixed by the Board of County Commissioners and from the
amounts so received the said treasurer, upon authoriza-
tion by said Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.,
shall pay all proper costs, expenses, claims, and demands
necessary for the maintenance, equipment and operation
of said Fire Department, and shall upon demand of the
County Commissioners of said County make a report to
said Commissioners of such expenditures.