268                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                     CH. 215]

CHAPTER 215
(House Bill 249)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 118 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Cecil County (1961 Edition,
being Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Cecil County," subtitle "County Commissioners," as last
amended by Chapter 80 of the Acts of 1966; to increase the
amount of money appropriated annually by the County Commis-
sioners of Cecil County to the Charlestown Fire Company,
Inc.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 118 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Cecil County
(1961 Edition, being Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Cecil County," subtitle "County Commissioners,"
as last amended by Chapter 80 of the Acts of 1966, be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments to read as fol-
lows:

118.

The County Commissioners of Cecil County are hereby directed
to levy, on the assessable property in Cecil County, annually the
sum of [Thirty-six Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($36,100.00)]
Thirty-six Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($36,600.00) for the
purpose of assisting in the maintenance and operation of the
nine volunteer fire companies in Cecil County, in the following
amounts; provided, that in order to be eligible for any of the fol-
lowing amounts, each of the said nine volunteer fire companies named
herein shall meet the minimum specifications and standards for the
approval laid down by the Harford and Cecil County Volunteer
Fireman's Association.

Cecilton Fire Company, Inc., $3,100. Hack's Point Fire Company,
$2,400. Charlestown Fire Company, Inc. $3,000 and [$500.]
$1,000.00 for the ambulance. Chesapeake City Fire Company,
$3,200 and $1,000 for the ambulance. Singerly Fire Company of
Elkton, $4,200 for operation and maintenance and $1,000 for the
ambulance. North East Fire Company, $3,600 and $1,000 for the
ambulance. Community Fire Company of Perryville, $2,900 and
$1,000 for the ambulance. Water Witch Fire Company at Port De-
posit, $3,600 and $1,000 for the ambulance. Rising Sun Fire Com-
pany, $3,600 and $1,000 for the ambulance.

Levy shall be made May 1 and the said sum of money to be paid
by the County Commissioners of Cecil County to the said volunteer
fire companies. The said County Commissioners are hereby directed
to require each of the said volunteer fire companies to file, annually,
a fair statement of the value of their respective fire fighting ap-
paratus. Each of the said volunteer fire companies shall also file
with the County Commissioners a statement of the number of fires
to which their respective companies were called during the previous
year, the estimated value of the property in which the fires oc-
curred and the estimated loss to the same by reason of any fire.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.