THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                     691

CHAPTER 421
(House Bill 773)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-section (a)
of Section 655 of the Code of Public Local Laws 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", and to add a new sub-section to Section 656 of said
Code, to be known as Sub-section (n) and to follow immediately
after Sub-section (m) thereof, relating to the fire tax rate and
division of proceeds thereof, in the Eighth Election District
(Aquasco) in Prince George's County, and providing for a refer-
endum thereon.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sub-section (a) of Section 655 of the Code of Public Local Laws
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County", sub-title "Fire Companies", be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, and that a new sub-section be and
it is hereby added to Section 656 of said Code, to be known as Sub-
section (n), to follow immediately after Sub-section (m) thereof,
and to read as follows:

655.

(a). The provisions of this section shall apply to and be effective
in the following election districts of Prince George's County: 6th,
12th, 13th, 18th, 20th, 2nd, 9th, 21st, The incorporated Town of
Edmonston in the 1st precinct of the 16th Election District, 1st 3rd,
the Eighth Election District (Aquasco), the 1st precinct of the 14th
and 5th.

656.

(n). In the Eighth Election District (Aquasco), the proceeds of
said tax shall be paid by the County Commissioners semi-annually
to the Brandywine-Aquasco Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That before any tax shall be
levied under the provisions of this Act, the question of such levy
shall first be submitted to the legally qualified voters who will be
subject to and liable for the payment of the tax herein provided at
a special election to be held in October, 1955, on a date to be set at
the discretion of the County Commissioners. THE COSTS OF THE
SAID ELECTION TO BE BORNE BY THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. There shall be printed
on the ballots to be used at said election the title of this Act and
underneath said title, on separate lines, a square or box to the right
of and opposite the words "for Fire Tax", and a corresponding

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.