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6. To frame, promulgate and enforce such reasonable rules and regu-
lations for its own government and for the supervision, protection, man-
agement and conduct of its work as it may believe expedient.

7. To make and enter in the name and on behalf of the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore any and all contracts, agreements or stipula-
tions germane to the scope of its duties and powers under this Act.

8. To purchase, hire or otherwise lawfully obtain the use of all such
machinery, tools, implements, appliances, supplies, materials and work-
ing agencies as it may need for its purposes; provided, however, that this
enumeration of special powers shall not be construed as restricting in any
degree the scope of the general powers hereinbefore conferred upon said
commission; and provided, further, that said commission shall have no
authority to construct and establish any sewerage system involving the
discharge of sewage, as distinguished from storm water or ground drain-
age, into the Chesapeake Bay or any of its tributaries.

Taylor v. M. & C. C., 130 Md. 135.

Provisions in contracts making engineer arbiter binding.
Baltimore v. Talbott, 120 Md. 354.
See notes to Section 824N.

1904, ch. 349, sec. 3.

824C. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore acting by and
through the agency of said commission, may acquire by gift, purchase,
lease, whatever the duration of the lease, or other like methods of acqui-
sion, or by condemnation, any land or property situated wholly or partly
within the City of Baltimore or within any of the counties of this State,
or any interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein which may
be required for the purpose of constructing and establishing said sewerage
system, or any part or parts thereof, or that may be needed for the work-
ings of said system when established, and when and so often as resort
shall be had to condemnation proceedings, the procedure shall be that
marked out by Sections 331 to 336, inclusive, of Article 23 of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland, relating to condemnation of prop-
erty by corporations; or so far as the acquisition by condemnation of any
such land or property situated wholly or partly within the City of Balti-
more, or any interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein is
concerned, may in any case or cases, at the option of said commission, be
such as may now or at any time hereafter be provided for by any lawful
ordinance or ordinances of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
adopted pursuant to the powers conferred upon it by Section 6 of Article
4, entitled "City of Baltimore," of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "General Powers," sub-title "Condemnation of Property,"
for the condemnation of any land or property or interest therein, situated
wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore, or such as may be provided
for the very purpose by any lawful ordinance or ordinances of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore; which said ordinance or ordinances the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby fully authorized to adopt;
provided, provision is made therein for reasonable notice to the owner