1364 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 655

2. The County Commissioners of Prince George's County
be and they are hereby authorized and directed to appropriate
and levy annually the sum of Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred
Dollars ($18,900.00) for the use of the Prince George's County
Volunteer Fire Association. Said sum shall be paid annually
to the Treasurer of said Association and Thirty-two Hundred
Dollars ($3,200.00) thereof shall be disbursed by him to the
Bladensburg Rescue Squad $1200, Glendale Rescue Squad $750,
Marlboro Rescue Squad $750, Brentwood Rescue Squad $500
and said total of Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars
($18,900.00) shall be disbursed by him only on order of the
Board of Directors of said Association to the member com-
panies, departments or rescue squads of said Association, only
for the purpose of purchasing, repairing and maintaining
apparatus and equipment; provided, however, that no pay-
ment shall be made to any company or department which has
any resolution or regulation limiting the territory within
which it will respond to calls and provided further that before
any new volunteer fire association, company or corporation,
shall share in said appropriation, said association, company
or corporation must receive the approval of the County Com-
missioners. Before the County Commissioners shall be re-
quired to pay the aforesaid sum of money to the said Fire
Association, the said Commissioners shall have the power to
require the officers of said Association to appear before them
and show to the satisfaction of said Commissioners that all
sums of money paid by the said Commissioners to the said
Association under this Act have been expended for the pur-
poses set forth in this Act, and also that all member companies
are active fire fighting or rescue squad organizations with
equipment in proper working order.

4. The Treasurer of Prince George's County Volunteer Fire
Association shall give bond to the County Commissioners of
Prince George's County in the penal sum of Eighteen Thousand
Nine Hundred Dollars ($18,900.00) for the faithful perform-
ance of his duties hereunder.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 11, 1939.