J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                    2051

SUPPLEMENT, BEING ARTICLE 9 OF THE CODE OF PUB-
LIC LOCAL LAWS OF MARYLAND), TITLE "CHARLES
COUNTY", SUBTITLE "FIRE COMPANIES", AND TO EN-
ACT IN THEIR STEAD NEW SECTIONS 120, 121, 121A, 121B,
121C and 121D, TO BE UNDER THE SAME TITLE AND SUB-
TITLE, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AN ANNUAL FIRE
TAX IN CHARLES COUNTY, ITS DISTRIBUTION, CREAT-
ING A BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE COMMISSIONERS,
ESTABLISHING ITS MEMBERSHIP AND STATING THE
TERMS AND COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS, AND
GIVING THE BOARD AUTHORITY TO DISBURSE THE PRO-
CEEDS OF THE TAX.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 120, 120A, 121, 122 and 122A of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Charles County (1962 Supplement, being Article 9 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Charles County",
sub title "Fire Companies", be and they are hereby repealed, and to

enact in lieu thereof to stand in their stead new Sections 120, 121,

121A, 121B, 121C, 121D and 122, to be under the same title and sub-
title, and to read as follows:

SEC. 1. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT SEC-
TIONS 120 AND 121 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
OF CHARLES COUNTY (1962 SUPPLEMENT, BEING ARTICLE
9 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF MARYLAND),
TITLE "CHARLES COUNTY", SUB-TITLE "FIRE COM-
PANIES", BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REPEALED; AND
THAT NEW SECTIONS 120, 121, 121A, 121B, 121C AND 121D
BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY ENACTED IN THEIR STEAD,
TO BE UNDER THE SAME TITLE AND SUB-TITLE, AND TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:

120.

(a)   The County Commissioners of Charles County are hereby
authorized and directed to levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1965, and annually thereafter, a fire tax at such rate as may be
required to produce an amount sufficient to sustain the various vol-
unteer fire departments in the county. Such tax shall be levied on
the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property in
Charles County.

(b)   The said fire tax shall be levied and collected in the same
manner as other State and County taxes are now levied and collected.

(c) The proceeds collected from said County Fire Tax shall there-
after be paid by the County Commissioners semi annually, Juno 30th
and December 31st of each year to all the Fire Departments in

Charles County in such amounts as they may deem advisable on the

basis of area served, number of calls answered and similar standards
as may be suggested by the Charles County Volunteer Firemen's
Association.

(C) THE PROCEEDS COLLECTED FROM SAID COUNTY
FIRE TAX SHALL THEREAFTER BE PAID BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SEMI-ANNUALLY JUNE 30 AND DECEM-
BER 31 OF EACH YEAR TO ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
IN CHARLES COUNTY. THE AMOUNT OF THE PROCEEDS