874 ARTICLE 4.

of the necessary land in Baltimore County, whereon to locate one or more
reservoirs, and for the construction of said reservoir or reservoirs, and
for obtaining such pumping machinery as may be necessary in connection
therewith, and for procuring and laying of iron pipes or mains for the
purpose of distributing said water to the inhabitants of said city; pro-
vided, however, that the said bonds or certificates of indebtedness shall
not be issued unless the ordinance which the city is authorized to enact
for such issue shall have been approved by a majority of the legal voters
of Baltimore City, at the time and place appointed by said ordinance in
the provisions for submitting the same to the legal voters of said city, as.
required by Section 7 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State.

(g) WATER SYSTEM IN ANNEX AND SUBURBS.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 940. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4. sec. 930. 1888, ch. 98, sec. 25.
Before the city shall lay any water pipes along any street, road, lane
or avenue in the territory annexed to the City of Baltimore under the
provisions of the Act of 1888, Chapter 98, upon which the Catonsville
Water Company has laid its pipes and other water appliances, the said
city shall, if said company desires to surrender said pipes and water
appliances in such street, road, lane or avenue, to the city, pay to the said
company the fair value of its water pipes and other water appliances
constructed in said street, lane, road or avenue, and such actual damages
to the said company as shall be caused by the acquisition of said pipes:
and appliances by the city; and the amount so to be paid, if the said
company and the said city cannot agree in reference thereto, shall be
ascertained by a majority of a board of three arbitrators, one to be
appointed by the city, and one by said company, and the two arbitrators
thus appointed shall appoint the third arbitrator; and if they cannot agree
upon such third arbitrator the latter shall be appointed by the Governor
of the State; provided, however, whenever the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore shall extend its water mains for the purpose of supplying
water therein into the territory of Baltimore County previously occupied
by some other water company then supplying water to residents of such
locality, said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, before it shall supply-
water to users in said territory, shall purchase or condemn the water pipes'
and rights of said local water company. To purchase all the property,
rights, estates and privileges of any chartered company authorized to
introduce, or which may hereafter be authorized to introduce, water into
said city, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the city and such
corporation or corporations, in the manner prescribed in their respective
charters, or in the absence of such provisions, as shall be agreed upon by
the said city and such corporation or corporations; and such corporation
is authorized to execute a conveyance to the city of all the franchises and
property of said corporation; and all such rights, privileges and fran-
chises shall be vested in the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, to be
held, exercised and enjoyed by the said city as fully in every respect as;