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of May, 1968, be and the same is hereby canceled, rescinded and repealed,
but only to the extent that such authority has not been exercised prior to the
effective date of this Act.

Section 2. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as impair-
ing the validity of any proceeding or action taken or the validity of any
bonds issued prior to the effective date of this Act under the provisions of
the laws enumerated in Section 1 of this Act.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect on the 76th day following its
enactment.

Chapter 8
(Bill No. 3-69)

An Act pursuant to Article 4, Section 403 of the Montgomery County
Charter, to prescribe the compensation of the members of the County
Personnel Board.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County,
Maryland, that—

Section 1. The chairman of the County Personnel Board shall receive
an annual salary of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500). The other
two members of the Personnel Board shall receive an annual salary of four
thousand two hundred dollars ($4,200).

Section 2. This Act shall take effect on the 76th day following its
enactment.

Chapter 8A
(Bill No. 6-69)

An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 29-2,
Chapter 29, title "Burtonsville," of the Montgomery County Code
1965, to eliminate the maximum authorized tax rate and to state a
time in which the Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., must
certify their operating and capital budget requests to the County
Council.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County,
Maryland, that—

Section 1. Section 29-2, Chapter 29, title "Burtonsville," of the Mont-
gomery County Code 1965, is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

"Sec. 29-2. Annual levy; treasurer's bond, etc.

"The council is hereby authorized and empowered, for the fiscal year
1950-51 and each fiscal year thereafter, to levy annually against all the
real and personal property assessed for county tax purposes within the area
described in the preceding section, a tax at a rate on each one hundred
dollars of the assessed value of the property, which shall be determined,
levied, collected and paid over in the following manner: The Burtonsville
Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., shall determine the amount necessary