THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 235

and also that said respective fire companies are active fire
fighting organizations. In the event any of the fire com-
panies hereinbefore mentioned cease to remain active fire
fighting organizations, or have not used the moneys appro-
priated 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 men-
tioned in this sub-title, in equal proportions, the unex-
pected moneys in the hands of the said County Commis-
sioners] to allocate such unexpended funds to the Contin-
gent fund of Dorchester County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved March 27, 1953«

CHAPTER 117
(Senate Bill 167)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-
section (a) of Section 27 of Article 66½ of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Motor
Vehicles", sub-title "Administration — Registration—
Titling", providing that the Department of Motor Ve-
hicles may, upon request, issue duplicate registration
cards and providing for a fee for such issuance.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sub-section (a) of Section 27 of Article 66½ of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Motor
Vehicles", sub-title "Administration — Registration—
Titling", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

27.

(a). The Department upon registering a vehicle shall
issue a registration card and a certificate of title, after
receiving the registration fees hereinafter fixed, and upon

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.