J. MILLARD TAWES. Governor                       1971

porate bond to Allegany County, Maryland, to be approved by the
County Commissioners of Allegany County and the County Attorney
in a penal sum to be fixed by the County Commissioners, conditioned
upon faithful discharge of the duties of said Treasurer. From the
monies so received the Treasurer of LaVale Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Incorporated, its successor or successors, shall pay all proper
costs, expenses, claims and demands, and such principal and interest
payments on any encumbrance on real estate or equipment owned by
said LaVale Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, its successor
or successors, as may be due, that are necessary property to main-
tain and operate said Fire Department. Should the tax so collected
in any one year be inadequate to defray the said costs, expenses,
claims and demands such deficiency may be added to the amount
required for the next ensuing year and be levied and collected in the
next year's taxes, provided that the rate shall not be in excess of
that above mentioned.

148C.

In addition to the accounting required by Section 148 of this
Article, the LaVale Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, for
any year in which special tax moneys are levied, collected, received
or requested, shall submit an annual budget to the County Com-
missioners, said budget to be submitted on or before the 15th day of
March in each of such years. In addition the LaVale Volunteer Fire
Department, Incorporated, shall also submit to the County Commis-
sioners an accounting of all expenditures made by it in each fiscal
year, which accounting shall be submitted to the County Commission-
ers within 60 days from the end of the fiscal year of the Fire De-
partment.

148D.

The special tax hereinabove provided for shall be levied, collected
and paid to the LaVale Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated,
in addition to the annual appropriation provided for in Section 147
of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That before any tax shall be
levied in parts of Election Districts Nos. 29, 5 and 6, in Allegany
County, under the provisions of this Act, the question of such levy
shall first be submitted to the qualified voters of said contemplated
fire area and approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting
thereon. Said election shall take place within 120 days after the effec-
tive date of this Bill, and the Board of Election Supervisors of
Allegany County are hereby authorized and empowered to determine
the time, place or places, and manner for the submission of any such
question to the qualified voters and for voting thereon, and for
ascertaining the results. In connection with said election there shall
be printed on the ballot or voting machines 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 with the words "For Fire
Tax" and a corresponding square or box to the right of and opposite
the words "Against Fire Tax" so that the voters shall be able to
designate by a cross-mark in the proper square or box indicated by
hand or voting machine, his or her decision for or against said fire
tax. If a majority of the votes cast in said area in said election