J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                              1355

apart from administering such regulations to recommend grades for
all roads in the District whether or not said roads appear on an
adopted plan of streets and highways. The county council for Mont-
gomery County shall have final authority to provide for the estab-
lishment of grades on all Montgomery County roads for which a
construction permit is required under the provisions of the county
road code and on roads in Montgomery County which are dedicated
or proposed to be dedicated on subdivision plats or otherwise as
county roads. THE COUNTY COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE THAT
THE GRADE OF ALL COUNTY ROADS ON SUBDIVISION
PLATS BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY PRIOR TO THE RE-
CORDING OF SUCH PLATS. Until a grade has been established by
the Commission or the county council as authorized herein, no grading
of a permanent nature shall be made. Any unauthorized grading by
any state, municipal or county officer or employee or by any private
person is declared to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such under
the provisions of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 765
(House Bill 617)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, WITH AMENDMENTS, Section
652 (d-1) and to add new Section 652 (d-2) to follow immediately
after Section 652 (d-1), 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), Section 652 (d-1) hav-
ing been adopted by Chapter 497 of the Acts of 1957 1959, titled
"Prince George's County", sub-titled "Fire Companies", relating
to the fire tax rate and the disposition in the 17th (Chillum)
Election District of Prince George's County, and relating generally
to fire companies in the County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 652 (d-1) 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) Section 652 (d-1) having been adopted by
Chapter 497 of the Acts of 1959 titled "Prince George's County",
sub-titled "Fire Companies", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments; and new Section 652 (d-2) is hereby
added to said Article and sub-title of said Code to follow immediately
after Section 652 (d-1) thereof; and all to read as follows:

652. (d-1). From and after July 1, [1959, for each of two years,]
1961 the proceeds of the tax authorized by Section 652 (a) hereof
shall be payable and disbursed, as follows:

To the Chillum-Adelphi Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., seventy-
three and seventy-five/one hundredths (73.75) per cent;