1288                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 730

Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County,"
subtitle "Fire Companies," as found in Chapter 686 of the Laws of
Maryland, 1957, be and it is hereby repealed, and Section 32-8 (t)
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963
Edition) being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Prince George's County," subtitle "Fire Com-
panies," as found in Chapter 686 of the Laws of Maryland, 1957,
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to
read as follows :

(t) 7th District. In the 7th Election District (Queen Anne),

[1] All tax collected on the real and personal property [located
within the incorporated limits of the Town of Bowie, shall be paid
over to the Treasurer of the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department and
Rescue Squad, Inc., or its successor or successors, (2) the amount
of the tax collected on the real and personal property within the
Seventh Election District but outside the incorporated limits of
the Town of Bowie] shall be [divided into equal portions and one
portion] paid over to the Treasurer's] of [each of] the [follow-
ing: The] Bowie Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad,
Inc., [the Glendale Fire Association, Inc., and the Marlboro Volunteer
Fire Department, Inc.,] or [their] its successor or successors.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 730
(House Bill 384)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 33 of
Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Merit System," removing the restriction on
an appointing authority removing more than one probationer in
any three month period.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 33 of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Merit System," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

33.

An employee may be permanently separated from the classified
service through resignation, rejection on probation or removal, and
may be temporarily separated through layoff, suspension or leave
of absence.

The Commissioner shall by rule prescribe what shall constitute
resignation.

The appointing authority may at any time before the expiration of
the probation period reject any person appointed to a position in his
department upon statement in writing to the Commissioner of the