638                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 237

ary of Section 4 of the Village of Chevy Chase, Maryland;
thence westerly and southerly along the northern and western
boundaries of said Section 4 to the center line of Bradley
Lane; thence west along the center line of Bradley Lane to the
center line of Wisconsin Avenue extended; thence south along
the center line of said Wisconsin Avenue extended to the west-
ern boundary line of the District of Columbia; and thence
southwesterly along said western boundary line of the District
of Columbia to the place of beginning, excluding so much of
the area thereof as lies within the corporate limits of the town
of Garrett Park, the County Commissioners, of said Montgom-
ery County be and they are hereby authorized and empowered
to levy annually against all of the assessable property within
said area a tax sufficient, but not in any event more than twelve
(12) cents on each $100. 00 of the assessable value of the real
and personal property within said area, to pay the annual re-
quirements or expenditures necessary to establish, maintain
and operate the said fire department, now known as the Beth-
esda Fire Department, Inc., including payment of encum-
brances on the real estate owned by said Fire Department, 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 County Commissioners of said county
may certify to the Bethesda Fire Department, Inc., its suc-
cessor or successors, the whole valuation of assessable property
within said area. Said Bethesda Fire Department, Inc., its
successor or successors, shall then determine the amount nec-
essary to be raised for the ensuing year to establish, maintain
and operate the said Fire Department, including payment in
whole or in part of any existing encumbrance, and then after
determining the number of cents per $100. 00 of said assessed
valuation necessary to raise the required amount for the en-
suing year, so certify to the Board of County Commissioners.
The said County Commissioners in their next annual levy
may levy said tax on all land and improvements and any other
property assessed for county tax purposes within said area,
which tax may be levied and collected as county taxes now are
or may be hereafter by law levied and collected, and have the
same priority, rights, bear the same interest and penalties and
in every respect be treated the same as county taxes. The taxes
so levied for the ensuing year may be collected by the tax col-
lecting authorities for said county and every sixty days they
may remit the whole amount of the taxes so collected to the