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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND, that Section 103 of Article 23
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Wicomico County (1965
Edition, being Article 23 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland) title "Fire Companies" and such other
local laws pertaining to the subject natter of this
Chapter as may have been heretofore enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, be and they are hereby
repealed and re—enacted with amendments, said re—enacted
Section to be known as Section 103 and to read as
follows:

103. Appropriations; conditions.

The County Council of Wicomico County is hereby
authorized to appropriate and levy annually a sum not to
exceed [Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)] SIX THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($6,000.00) to each of the several volunteer fire
companies in said County, and to be used for the general
maintenance of said volunteer fire companies in said
County, including the purchase and repairing of fire
apparatus and all other equipment of every kind and
character; provided, however, that no payments shall be
made to any company or department which has any
resolution or regulations limiting the territory within
which it will respond to calls. THE COUNTY COUNCIL IS
HEREBY FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO APPROPRIATE AND LEVY
ANNUALLY A SUM NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,000.00) TO EACH OF THE SEVERAL AMBULANCE COMPANIES IN
SAID COUNTY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO PAYMENT SHALL BE
MADE TO ANY AMBULANCE COMPANY WHICH HAS ANY RESOLUTION OR
REGULATIONS LIMITING THE TERRITORY WITHIN WHICH IT WILL
RESPOND TO CALLS. Each volunteer fire company AND
AMBULANCE COMPANY receiving any of the above funds shall
submit an annual report to said County Council, giving a
detailed statement of the expenditures of said fund or
funds, and no payment shall be made to any volunteer fire
company OR AMBULANCE COMPANY until it shall have
submitted such report showing the expenditures of said
fund for the preceding year. Any newly organized
volunteer fire company in said County shall receive such
appropriation only upon the written recommendation of the
fire marshall of said County.

Said County Council is further authorized to
appropriate and levy annually a sum to be paid to the
City of Salisbury to be used for the support of the fire
companies of said City.

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that this Act
having been passed by the County Council of Wicomico
County at its Legislative Session of June, 1973, shall
take effect August 15, 1973, unless a proper petition for
referendum thereof shall be validly filed prior to said