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tion or mutual association authorized to provide such insurance. The
County Commissioners of Kent County shall annually levy upon the
assessable property of Kent County a tax sufficient to pay for such
insurance. The County Commissioners of Howard County shall
annually levy upon the assessable property of Howard County a tax
sufficient to pay for such insurance. Provided, however, that the
active members of the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company shall
be limited to seventy-five members [and] , the active members of
the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company shall be limited to sixty active
members, the active members of the Betterton Volunteer Fire Com-
pany shall be limited to fifty active members, and the active members
of each of the other volunteer fire companies of Kent County shall
be limited to forty active members, AND THAT ANY RESCUE
SQUAD IN KENT COUNTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO A MAXI-
MUM OF 25 MEMBERS and the active members of each of the
volunteer fire companies in Howard County shall be limited to seventy-
five active members, and only active members shall be covered by the
provisions of this section.

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

Approved March 23, 1961.

CHAPTER 172
(House Bill 190)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 49 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supplement),
title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 5. County Board of
Education", to increase the allowance for traveling and other
expenses of the members of the Board of Education of Somerset
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 49 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1960 Supplement), title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 5.
County Board of Education", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

49. The county board of education shall hold an annual meeting
each year on the second Tuesday in May, or as near as possible
thereto in May, except that in Montgomery County such annual
meeting shall be held on or before the tenth day of January in each
year. At this meeting the board shall elect one of its members to
serve as president and one to serve as vice-president. Other regular
meetings shall be held at least once in each school term, and such
special meetings may be held as the duties and business of the board

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