196                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 135

County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title
"Fire Companies", providing for the participation by the Greenbelt
Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc., in the fire tax
collected from the 21st Election District.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 656, Sub-section (g) of the Code of Prince George's
County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "Fire
Companies", be and it hereby is repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

(g) In the 21st Election District the proceeds of said tax shall be
divided and paid by the County Commissioners every six months in
equal shares to the respective Treasurers of (1) Berwyn Heights
Volunteer Fire Department, (2) Branchville Volunteer Fire Com-
pany, Inc., (3) College Park Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., and
(4) Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1,1955.

Approved March 24,1955.

CHAPTER 135
(House Bill 355)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 102 of
Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "St. Mary's County", sub-title "Leonardtown", as
said section was amended by Chapter 812 of the Acts of 1943,
modifying the tax limit of the town of Leonardtown pursuant to
the provisions of Section 5 of Article HE of the Constitution of
Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 102 of Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "St. Mary's County", sub-title
"Leonardtown", as said section was amended by Chapter 812 of the
Acts of 1943, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

102. The Commissioners may levy on or before the last Monday
of July annually on the assessable property of the town or corpora-
tion a sum sufficient for all general purposes, such taxes not to exceed
[sixty cents] One Dollar on the one hundred dollars' worth of prop-
erty. Such taxes, when levied, shall be a preferred lien upon the
property assessed, and shall be due and demandable on the first

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