J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1107

generally to the imposition, collection, distribution and expendi-
ture of such tax, AND MAKING THIS ACT SUBJECT TO A
REFERENDUM.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 332Q to 332T of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Anne Arundel County (1947 Edition), being Article 2 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne Arundel County",
sub-title "Fire Companies", be and the same is hereby added to
read as follows:

Seventh and Eighth Districts

332Q. (a). The provisions of this sub-heading shall apply to and
be effective in the Seventh and Eighth Election Districts of Anne
Arundel County.

(b). The County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County are
hereby authorized and directed to levy for the year 1960 and annual-
ly thereafter, for each approved volunteer fire company within the
Seventh and Eighth Election Districts of Anne Arundel County, a
fire tax of two cents on every One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the
assessed value of all real and personal property located in the Seventh
and Eighth Election Districts.

(c). The said fire tax shall be levied and collected in the same man-
ner as other State and County taxes are now levied and collected.

(d). The aggregate proceeds of said fire tax from both election
districts shall be paid by the County Commissioners semi-annually
on June 30 and December 31 of each year, in equal portions, to the
volunteer fire companies located in the Seventh and Eighth Election
Districts which have been approved by the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners of Anne Arundel County and which have been approved,
accepted and recognized by the County Commissioners of Anne
Arundel County, and which are otherwise eligible to receive public
funds. If there are no volunteer fire companies in either of the two
districts, the aggregate proceeds then shall be paid to the company
or companies in the other district.

332R. The funds received by the volunteer fire companies specified
in Section 332Q shall be used for the purpose of purchasing, repair-
ing, replacing, operating and maintaining their fire fighting equip-
ment and apparatus, and other vehicles, and the housing of the
same; provided, however, that no payment or disbursement of any
of said funds shall be made by any such fire company or the treasurer
thereof without the approval of its Board of Directors. The amount
and type of equipment of each of said fire companies shall conform
to the standards prescribed by the Board of Fire Commissioners
of Anne Arundel County, and no resolution, regulation, or by-law
shall be passed by any of the said volunteer fire companies limiting
or restricting the territory within the said Election District within
which it will respond to emergency or fire calls.

332S. In the event that any one or more of the said volunteer
fire companies shall cease to be an active fire fighting organization,
or if the funds provided for herein are not used for the purposes
set forth in this sub-heading, or if restrictive rules, regulations or