WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 434

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That, as used herein, "County" means the body politic
and corporate of the State of Maryland known as the County
Commissioners of Carroll County; "Construction of additions and
improvements to Volunteer Fire Departments in Carroll County,
Maryland" includes the construction, reconstruction, development,
improvement, modernization of buildings and facilities of the
volunteer fire departments including planning, architectural and
engineering services, including the preparation of plans,
drawings and specifications for such buildings and facilities and
the development of the grounds and landscaping thereof, and all
customary permanent appurtenances, furnishings, and equipment
appropriate to the full use thereof; and "purchase of fire and
emergency related equipment by the volunteer fire departments"
includes the purchase of vehicles and any other equipment related
to the provision of emergency services in Carroll County by the
volunteer fire departments.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the County is
hereby authorized and empowered to make a loan to each and every
volunteer fire department in Carroll County, Maryland, upon such
terms and conditions as may be determined by the County to
finance the construction of additions and improvements to the
volunteer fire departments as defined in Section 1 of this Act,
and to finance the purchase of fire and emergency related
equipment by the volunteer fire departments, as defined in
Section 1 of this Act, and, in order to make such loan and
financing possible, the County is hereby granted the power and
authority to borrow money and incur indebtedness for such
purpose, from time to time, in an amount not exceeding the sum of
$2,000,000, and to evidence such borrowing by the issuance and
sale upon its full faith and credit of its serial maturity,
general obligation bonds in like par amount, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth. Such bonds may be issued from
time to time, in one or more groups or series, as funds for such
buildings and facilities become necessary, provided, however,
that the total debt which may be incurred pursuant to the
authority of this Act shall not exceed $2,000,000.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
foregoing limitations, the County, before borrowing any money or
issuing any bonds pursuant to this authority of the Act, shall
adopt a resolution describing the projects of construction,
reconstruction, development, improvement, and modernization of
buildings and facilities of the volunteer fire departments and/or
the emergency related equipment for which the borrowing or
indebtedness is intended, the amount needed for the purposes in
the aggregate, and determining to borrow money or incur
indebtedness for all or a part of the amount so needed, and to
issue its bonds to evidence such borrowing or indebtedness. Each
series or group of the bonds shall be issued to mature in annual
hereunder, the above mentioned resolution of the County shall
likewise fix the terms and conditions of the public sale of such

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