WASHINGTON COUNTY. 496S

maximum rates to be charged for water, and to do all things in connec-
tion with said contract and the supervision of the erection of said water
works necessary to protect the interests of the citizens and taxpayers of
the corporation of Williamsport.

1914, ch. 255, sec. 4.

858. The annual sum of money to be paid by said Burgess and Com-
missioners of Williamsport for said supply of water shall not exceed the
sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00); and the period for said
contract shall not exceed ten (10) years.

1914, ch. 255, sec. 5.

859. The said Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport, if said
contract is entered into under the provisions of this Act, are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to levy an annual tax, in addition to the corpora-
tion's ordinary tax, for a sum of money that shall be named in said con-
tract, during the continuance of said contract, and to pay the same annu-
ally to the person, persons or corporation with whom said contract is
made.

1924, ch. 19, sec. 1.

860. For the purpose of establishing, constructing and maintaining
waterworks and water distribution system capable of furnishing the resi-
dents of Williamsport with good and sufficient supply of water, the
Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport are hereby authorized and
directed to borrow money on the credit of said town to an amount not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and to issue regis-
tered coupon bonds of said town in payment of the said sum, or so much
thereof as is necessary for the establishment and construction of the same,
and the accrued interest thereon. The said bonds shall be issued in sums.
of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) and the interest thereon, payable semi-annually, at a
rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, and shall each be signed
by the Burgess and countersigned by the Clerk to the Burgess and Com-
missioners of Williamsport, with the corporate seal of said town affixed,
and shall be registered by said clerk in a book to be especially provided
for that purpose. The said bonds shall be issued at such times and for
such term of years as the said Burgess and Commissioners shall deter-
mine. They shall be sold at public or private sale as the said Burgess
and Commissioners shall decide if for the best interest of the taxpayers
of said town, and shall not be sold for less than their par value; they
shall be exempt from municipal, county and state taxation, and shall have
printed on them a distinct reference to the Act of Assembly authorizing
their issue.

1924; ch. 19, sec. 2.

861. The Burgess of Williamsport, as soon after this Act becomes
effective, as it is possible so to do, by and with the advice and consent of