MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               475

The County Commissioners of Dorchester County are
hereby authorized and directed to pay annually the sum of
sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars to the
several volunteer fire companies so long as said fire
companies remain active bodies, and active fire fighting
organizations for their benefit, said sum of money to be
used by the respective fire companies for the support,
maintenance, equipment, and operation of said volunteer
fire companies for the purpose of suppressing fires in
said county.]

[264.

Said 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 fourteen following fire companies of
Dorchester County as follows: To Rescue Fire Company of
Cambridge, Md., the sum of $2,000.00; to Hurlock
Volunteer Fire Company of Hurlock, Md. the sum of
$1,500.00; to Vienna Volunteer Fire Company at Vienna,
Md., the sura of $1,250.00; to the Secretary Volunteer
Fire Company of Secretary, Md., the sum of $1,250.00; to
the East New Market Volunteer Fire Company of East New
Market, the sum of $1,250.. 00; to the Eldorado—Brookview
Volunteer Fire Company, the sum of $1,000.00; to Church
Creek Volunteer Fire Company, of Church Creek, Maryland,
the sum of $1,000.00; to Lloyd's Volunteer Fire Company
of Lloyd's, Maryland, the sum of $1,000.00; to Madison
Volunteer Fire Company of Madison, Maryland, the sura of
$1,000.00; to Neck District Volunteer Fire Company, of
Cambridge, Maryland, R.F.D. No. 3, the sum of $1,000.00;
to Lakes and Straits Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., of
Wingate, Maryland, the sum of $1,000.00; Hooper's Island
Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., of Hooper's Island,
Maryland, the sum of $1,000.00; to Linkwood Salem
District Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., the sum of
$1,000.00; to Taylor's Island Volunteer Fire Company,
Inc., the sura of $1,000.00, provided said companies
comply with the by—laws of the Volunteer Fire Companies
Association of Dorchester County, but no payments shall
be made until it does comply with the said by—laws.]

[265.

The County Commissioners of Dorchester County are
hereby authorized and directed to levy annually an amount
not exceeding sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars ($16,250.00) on the assessable property of said
Dorchester County. Before the County Commissioners shall
be required to pay the moneys levied for the purposes of
this sub—title to the respective fire companies, the said
Commissioners shall have the power to require the