EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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of Maryland, title "Corporations," sub-title "Condemnation of

Property by Corporations." any lands, or any interest therein,

in said town of Hyattsville, or in Prince George's County,

adjacent to said town, which may be needed for the dis-

posal of said sewage or drainage, or for any pipes, sewers,

building's or other works or structures needed for the con-

struction and operation of said sewers, or the disposal of said

sewage or drainage.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and Common

Council of Hyattsville shall have full power and authority

to construct any sewers and drains in or under the beds of

Right to con-

any of the streets, roads, alleys and lanes of said town, and

struct sewers
in or under

in and under any lots or parcels of ground belonging to

streets, lanes,
etc.

or which may be acquired by the Mayor and Common Council

of Hyattsville. and to connect therewith at the expense of

the Mayor and Common Council, or to cause or require

the owners or occupants thereof to connect therewith, at the

expense of such owners or occupants, and any or all of the

dwelling's, houses and other buildings, sinks, wells, cess-

pools and receptacles of water or sewerage in said town. And

the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville. shall have

full power and authority to provide by ordinance

when and how such connections shall be made, and the fines

and penalties for the failure, neglect or refusal of property

owners or occupants of houses, other buildings and lands in

Connections
with sewer.

said town, to make or permit such connection and for injury

to or interference with said sewers, drains, pipes and connec-

tions, and said fines and penalties shall be collected as other pen-

alties and fines are collected.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That whenever said sewerage

system shall be in proper working order for receiving and

disposing of the sewage or drainage of any premises which

shall have been connected with it, the said Mayor and Com-

mon Council shall have power and authority to cause or re-

quire any well, sink, cess-pool or other receptacle of sewage
or drainage on said premises to be cleaned out and filled

Eliminating
sinks, wells,
cesspools, etc

up at the expense of the owner or occupant, so as to pre-

vent its further use, and may provide by ordinance fines

and penalties for the failure, neglect or refusal of the owners

or occupants of such premises to clean out and fill up such

wells, sinks, cess-pools, and receptacles, or to submit to the

cleaning out, filling up of the same, at the expense of the

owners or occupants.