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grant to all persons and corporate bodies the privilege of using said water
in such manner and upon such terms and in such quantities as they may
think proper.

1902, ch. 295. 1904, ch. 98, sec. 206A. 1918 Code, sec. 264.

244. The Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick shall have full power
and authority and are hereby authorized and empowered to pass all ordi-
nances necessary for the proper regulation, management, protection and
examination of the water works and water supply of said municipal cor-
poration and of all service and distribution pipes, hydrants, etc.; to fix
and establish rates or charges for the use of water, and for collecting and
enforcing payment of said water rents or charges. And all such water
rents and charges shall be liens on the real estate on which the water is
used for which such rent or charge is made from the time such rent or
charge become due and payable.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 207. 1918 Code, sec. 265.

245. They may insert and repair, at the expense of the city, such
number of fire plugs as they may deem necessary into the pipes used to
convey water through the streets of the city, to be used only in cases of
fire, but free from any charge therefor.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 208. 1918 Code, sec. 266.

246. They may convey such water in such manner and by such route
as they may deem proper, and they may appropriate such and so much land
as may be necessary and proper for the location and construction of any
work or building appurtenant to the water works, and any spring not
attached to any dwelling that may be necessary for furnishing a full
supply of water.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 209. 1918 Code, sec. 267.

247. If compensation shall be required by any person whose rights,
may be affected by the conveyance of the water or the appropriation of
land or spring, and such person shall not be able to agree with said cor-
poration upon the amount of such compensation; or if the owners, or
any of them be feme covert, under age, non compos mantis or out of the
county, application may be made to any justice of the peace for Fred-
erick County, who shall thereupon issue his summons under his hand
and seal, directed to the sheriff of said county, requiring him to summon
a jury of twenty inhabitants of said county not interested in the property
to be valued, to meet on the land, or near the other property to be valued,
on a day named in the summons, not less than ten nor more than twenty
days after the issuing of the same.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 210. 1918 Code, sec. 268.

248. If at the time named in said summons any of said jurors sum-
moned do not attend, the sheriff shall immediately summon as many
jurors as may be necessary with the jurors in attendance, and from them