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bidders therefor, who, before he or they shall be per-
mitted to begin said work shall enter bond for the
faithful performance of their respective contracts,
in such penalty and upon such conditions as the
Mayor, Comptroller and Register may prescribe.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if, in the execution of said work,, it shall become necessary to use or take possession of the property of any person or corpora- tion, and the owner or owners thereof shall refuse to grant the use of the same for a price to be agreed upon by the Mayor, Register and Comptroller of the	Become nec- essary.
City of Baltimore, it shall be lawful to condemn the property so needed for the construction of the said work in the name and on behalf of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, in the same manner as has been provided for the condemnation of lands needed for the use of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road Company, by the act of the General Assembly incorporating said company and its supplements.	Lawful to con- demn.
SEC. 6. And be. it enacted, That in order to provide the means for the execution of the said work, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of the said Mayor and City Council for an amount not exceeding one mil- lion of dollars, from time to time as the same may be required in the course of the work; the said bonds to be issued in sums of not less than one hundred dollars each to be redeemable in forty years, and to bear interest at the rate of six per cent, payable quar- terly, and to be transferable as other city bonds now	Authorized to issue bonds.
outstanding are transferred; provided however, that such bonds shall not be issued until an ordinance providing for the issue thereof shall be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, at such time and place as may be fixed by said ordinance, and be approved by a majority of the votes cast at such time and place.	Proviso.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 28, 1876.	In force.