THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1681

isfactory to and approved by the County Manager and the
County Attorney, in a penal sum to be fixed by them, condi-
tioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of said treas-
urer; to be used by each of such several local associations
directly or through such executive committee as they may
designate and empower for the said purpose or purposes exclu-
sively for the opening, improving and repairing of roads,
streets, sidewalks, parking, drainage, sanitation, and other
improvements in its respective part of said Village of Chevy
Chase and for the furnishing of police protection and public
services, including the removal of ashes, garbage, and other
refuse for the benefit of the residents of said respective divisions
of said village; provided that no such special levy shall be
made on the property of such parts, sections or divisions of said
village unless said [county commissioners] County Council
shall be petitioned in writing, not later than April 15th pre-
ceding the annual levy of said county, such petition or petitions
indicating the desire for such special levy and tax upon the
property of such part, section, or division of said village for
such purpose or purposes and signed by such number of resi-
dents, citizens or taxpayers of such division, part, or section
of said village as may satisfy said [county commissioners]
County Council of the fact that there is a general public demand
on the part of the residents, citizens and taxpayers of such
section of said village for such special levy and such special tax,
and when said [county commissioners are] County Council is
so petitioned, they may levy and cause to be collected from the
property owners of each of said divisions or parts of said village
such special tax for such purposes, but no such special levy of
such special tax shall be made on such property unless notice
of the intention of said [county commissioners] County Council
to make such special levy, the purpose or purposes therefor,
and amount thereof and approximate effect of such levy on
the tax rate of such division or section of said village, shall
be published in one or more newspapers of said county for
two consecutive weeks, designating the date upon which said
[county commissioners] County Council shall meet for the
purpose of hearing objections to said special levy; and upon
the date fixed for such hearing., said [commissioners] Council
shall meet for the purpose of hearing objections to said special
levy; and upon the date fixed for such hearing, said [commis-
sioners] Council shall hear the advocates and opponents of such
special levy, and thereafter determine the amount if any of
such special levy for each or any said divisions or parts of said
village, but in no case shall said special levy be greater than
fifty (50) cents on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the
assessable property as aforesaid in any one year; and provided
further that all white, adult owners of assessable property in