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missioners shall be required to pay the moneys levied for
the purposes of this sub-title to the respective fire com-
panies, the said commissioners shall have the power to
require the officers of said fire companies to appear before
them and show to the satisfaction of said commissioners
that any sums of money paid by the said commissioners to
the said fire companies under this sub-title have been ex-
pended for the purposes set forth in this sub-title, and also
that said respective fire companies are active fire fighting
organizations. In the event any of the fire companies here-
inbefore mentioned cease to remain active fire fighting
organizations, or have not used the moneys appropriated
to them for the sole purposes set forth in this sub-title,
then the County Commissioners are authorized and directed
to pay to the other volunteer fire companies mentioned in
this sub-title, in equal proportions, the unexpended moneys
in the hands of the said County Commissioners.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1945.

Approved March 29, 1945.

CHAPTER 444.
(Senate Bill 516)

AN ACT to repeal Section 341 of Article 21 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Talbot County, " sub-title "Oxford, " relating to appeals
in case of assessments by the Town of Oxford.

WHEREAS, all assessments of property in the several
counties are made by the County, thereby making the pro-
visions of this section unnecessary; therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 341 of Article 21 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Talbot County, "
sub-title "Oxford", be and it is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1945.

Approved March 29, 1945.