2194                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 647

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3(w) of Article 25 - County
Commissioners, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1973
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 25 — County Commissioners
3.

(w) [(1) To contribute funds to volunteer fire
departments in the county.

(2) In Dorchester County the following minimum
amounts shall be contributed annually to fire companies
in the county:

Cambridge, $4,000; Hurlock, $3,000; Secretary,

$2,500; Vienna, $2,500; East New Market, $2,500;

Eldorado, 52,000; Neck, $2,000; Lloyds, $2,000; Lakes and

Straits, $2,000; Church Creek, $2,000; Madison, $2,000;

Hoopers Island, $2,000; Linkwood—Salem, $2,000; and

Taylors Island, $2,000.] (1) TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TO
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY.

[[1)]] THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DORCHESTER
COUNTY SHALL PAY ANNUALLY THE SUM OF THIRTY-NINE
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($39,500.00) TO THE
SEVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES IN THE COUNTY, SO LONG
AS THEY REMAIN ACTIVE BODIES AND FIRE FIGHTING
ORGANIZATIONS, FOR THEIR BENEFIT. THE MONEY SHALL BE
USED BY THE RESPECTIVE FIRE COMPANIES FOR THE SUPPORT,
MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE SEVERAL FIRE
COMPANIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPRESSING FIRES IN THE
COUNTY.

[[(2)]] THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE FIRST DAY
OF OCTOBER IN EACH AND EVERY YEAR BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, AND IT SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED TO THE SEVERAL FIRE COMPANIES OF DORCHESTER
COUNTY, AS FOLLOWS:

CAMBRIDGE                                 $4,500.00

HURLOCK                                       3,500.00

SECRETARY                                   3,000.00

VIENNA                                         3,000.00

EAST NEW MARKET                      3,000.00

ELDORADO                                     2,500.00