758 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 602

services and facilities as may be necessary for the prompt
reception and transmission of air raid warnings and drills.

(2) The formulation and execution of plans and regula-
tions for the carrying out of practice blackouts, air raid drills
and warnings and of all precautionary measures under actual
conditions of hostile air raids or enemy attack.

(3) The organization, recruiting, training, conduct, duties
and powers of volunteer agencies.

(4) The effective screening or extinguishment of all lights
and lighting devices and appliances.

(5) The conduct of civilians and the movement and the
cessation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic during attack or
drill.

(6') The evacuation of civilian populations from dangerous
or damaged areas.

(7) The mobilization and coordination of municipal, county
and volunteer agencies and the use of the personnel and equip-
ment of such agencies wherever needed in the State.

(b) Local Councils of Defense shall have the power to
adopt, promulgate and enforce rules, regulations and orders
not inconsistent with rules, regulations and orders adopted
by the Executive Committee of the Maryland Council of De-
fense with respect to the foregoing matters; provided, however,
that no rule, regulation or order of any Local Council of De-
fense shall become effective unless and until it shall have
received the prior approval of the Executive Committee of the
Maryland Council of Defense.

(e) The Executive Committee of the Maryland Council of
Defense in providing for the mobilization and coordination of
municipal, county and volunteer agencies shall have power to
make the personnel and equipment of such agencies available
for duty and use in any political subdivision other than the
political subdivision in which such personnel and equipment
are normally used, employed or act. Unless existing or future
voluntary agreements between political subdivisions require
otherwise, and except as hereinafter provided in Section 5 (e),
the use of personnel and equipment of any municipal, county
or volunteer agencies in any political subdivision other than
the political subdivision in which they normally are used,
employed or act shall be without charge or expense to such
political subdivision. Whenever any part of the regular per-
sonnel of any municipal, county or volunteer agency of any
political subdivision is engaged under the provisions of this
Art in rendering services in another political subdivision, such