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territory, or any part thereof, occupied by such company or corporation.
Before extending the Baltimore City Sewerage System into any such
territory, the City shall acquire, either by purchase or condemnation,
the property of the said company or corporation having such sewage
disposal plant and sewer pipes connected therewith in the territory into
which the said Baltimore City Sewerage System may be extended. But
no sewerage system, other than the Baltimore City Sewerage System,
shall be extended into any territory not occupied by it at the time of
the passage of this Act, within the limits of Baltimore City as fixed by
this Act, without the consent of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore
City. The Board of Estimates shall grant such privilege, when applied
for, under the same conditions and upon the same terms as are herein-
above stated with regard to Water Companies. The territory occupied
by any water company or sewerage company, shall be construed to mean
all the territory which is reasonably near to any supply pipe of such
company, and which may be considered naturally tributary thereto.
''Supply pipe" shall mean any water pipe or sewer pipe other than
house connections. Full power and authority is hereby given to the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to acquire, by purchase or con-
demnation, any water works, water pipes, sewage disposal plant, sewers
and any other property of any kind situate within the territory annexed
by this Act to Baltimore City, which may be needed for any public
purpose. In any such purchase or condemnation, compensation for the
property taken shall be considered to include the value of the property
taken and such damages, if any, as the owner thereof may suffer, by
reason of such taking. Nothing herein shall be construed to impose any
obligation upon the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to purchase
any private drains or sewers which may have been constructed in any
portion of the territory annexed by this Act to. Baltimore City prior
to the passage of this Act, and which are not connected with any sewage
disposal plant. Nothing in this Act shall be taken or construed as
affecting the right of any company or corporation owning or operating
a water or sewerage system in the territory annexed to Baltimore City
by this Act to make any improvements, or construct, maintain, lay or
operate any additional pipes or appurtenances in, under or upon pri-
vate rights of way or upon private property; but this provision shall
not limit the right of purchase or condemnation hereinabove given to
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to give authority to furnish water or to operate a sewerage
plant or system in any portion of the territory annexed by this Act to
Baltimore City, to any company or corporation which is not otherwise
entitled to do so. The word "Company" or "Corporation" in this Sec-
tion shall be construed to include any person or persons, firm or associa-
tion.
SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That all suits, indictments or
other proceedings affecting any person or property, resident or situate,
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