1316                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 746

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ENTER
INTO CONTRACTS WITH INDIVIDUAL FIRE COMPANIES
WHEREBY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES MAY EMPLOY
MORE FULL-TIME PAID FIREMEN THAN AUTHORIZED BY
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UNDER THIS SEC-
TION. FIREMEN SO EMPLOYED SHALL BE PAID BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OUT OF TAX MONEYS
DUE THE FIRE COMPANIES UNDER PREVIOUS SECTIONS
OF THIS SUB-TITLE, AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO WITHHOLD AN AMOUNT
OF SUCH TAX MONEYS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF TAX
MONEYS PAID TO FULL-TIME PAID FIREMEN PURSUANT
TO SUCH CONTRACTS.

ALL FULL-TIME PAID FIREMEN WHO MEET THE STAND-
ARDS SET OUT BY THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MERIT
BOARD AND WHO ARE CERTIFIED BY THE PERSONNEL
DIRECTOR AS MEETING THESE STANDARDS SHALL BE
COUNTY EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THE MERIT SYSTEM, WHETHER PAID FROM FUNDS OF
THE COUNTY OR FUNDS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES.
FULL-TIME PAID FIREMEN SHALL BE UNDER THE DIRECT
SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE INDIVIDUAL FIRE
COMPANY CHIEF DURING WORKING HOURS.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the amount appro-
priated and levied under the previous sections of this subtitle, but
shall be construed as an additional tax levy.

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

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 746
(House Bill 915)

AN ACT to amend REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH AMEND-
MENTS Article 52, Section 99A, "Jurisdiction, powers, etc., of
Judges of People's Court of Montgomery and Prince George's
Counties; fees; appeals" of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1957
Edition, 1965 Cumulative Supplement) Article 52, titled "Justices
of the Peace" subheading "Trial Magistrates System" to grant the
judges of the People's Court in Prince George's County the right
to revise a sentence in the case of fraud, mistake or irregularity
after a thirty (30) day period.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That, Section 99(a) of Article 52, of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
(1957 Edition, 1965 Cumulative Supplement) titled "Justices of the
Peace" subheading "Trial Magistrates System" said section being
headed "Jurisdiction, powers, etc., of judges of people's courts of
Montgomery and Prince George's counties; fees; appeals," be
amended AND IT IS HEREBY REPEALED AND RE-ENACTED
to read as follows: