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1927, ch. 641, sec. 348A.

348A. The Mayor and Council or Town Commissioners or any other
governing body of any city or town, may construct or establish by purchase
or condemnation, water supply, sewerage, drainage and refuse disposal sys-
tems in any municipality, or may extend or alter any existing water sup-
ply, sewerage, drainage or refuse disposal system, and may maintain and
operate any such system so constituted, established, extended or altered
under the provisions hereinafter set forth. The above mentioned authori-
ties shall have full power and authority to do all work, including prelim-
inary work, necessary in the construction, establishment, extension, altera-
tion, maintenance and operation of said systems, including the appointment
and fixing of the compensation of all force and help that in its judgment
may be necessary.

1927, ch. 641, sec. 348B.

348B. Said Municipal authorities, wherever they deem it necessary
may take or acquire any land, structures, buildings, water courses, water
rights or other property, either within or outside of the municipality, either
in fee or as an easement, for the construction, establishment, extension,
alteration, maintenance or operation of any part or appurtenance of said
water supply, sewerage, drainage or refuse disposal system, this to be done
by the purchase of the same from the owner or owners, or upon the failure
to agree, by the condemnation of the same by proceeding's in the Circuit
Court for the County in which the said land, structures, water courses,
water rights or property are located, as now provided for condemnation of
land by Public Service Corporations in Article 33A of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, and said authorities may at the same time
condemn the interest of any tenant, lessee or other person having an inter-
est in said property. At any time after ten days after the return and recor-
dation of the verdict and award in said proceedings, the said authorities
may enter upon and take possession of said property so condemned, upon
first paying to the Clerk of the Court the amount of said award, and all
costs and taxes to date, notwithstanding any appeal or further proceeding
upon the part of the defendant. At the time of said payment, however, it
shall give its corporate undertaking to abide by and fulfill any judgment on
such appeal or further proceedings.

1927, ch. 641, sec. 348C.

348C. For the purpose of providing funds for the design, construction,
establishment, purchase or condemnation of any water supply, sewerage,
drainage or refuse disposal system, said municipal authorities are author-
ized and empowered to issue bonds from time to time in such amounts as
they may deem necessary to carry on said work, or any part of it; pro-
vided, however, that at no time shall the amount of outstanding bonds so
issued be more than five (5) per cent, of the aggregate assessed valuation
of all property listed and assessed for taxation in such municipality. Said
bonds may be issued without previous legislative authority and the amounts