HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 421

powered to collect the special assessment provided for in
Section 1 hereof in the same manner and with the same
penalties as is provided in the Charter of the Town of Col-
mar Manor for the collection of taxes on real and personal
property.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That before this Act
shall become effective the Mayor and Town Council of Col-
mar Manor shall submit the question of a special assess-
ment to provide money to pay some volunteer fire com-
pany or companies for fire protection to the qualified voters
of said Town at any election to be held in said Town as
hereinafter provided.

The date of said election shall be fixed by the Mayor and
Town Council and notice thereof shall be given by adver-
tisement in some newspaper having a circulation in the
Town of Colmar Manor once a week for two successive
weeks prior to said election, and also by posting notices of
such election at least a week before such election in at
least two places within the limits of each ward in said
Town.

A ballot shall be prepared as ballots are prepared for a
general town election and shall have printed thereon the
words: "For a special assessment of not to exceed ten cents
on each one hundred dollars of real and personal property
to be paid to some volunteer fire company, or companies, for
fire protection" with a blank square opposite at the right
of said words; and immediately thereunder shall be the
following words: "Against a special assessment of not to
exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars of real and
personal property to be paid to some volunteer fire com-
pany, or companies, for fire protection" with a blank square
opposite at the right of said words.

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 elec-
tion shall act as officials for this election, and said votes
shall be canvassed at the same time and in the same man-
ner as are the votes for the regular election.

In the event that said election shall be held at some other
time than a regular election, then the Mayor and Town
Council 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.