.FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 237. There shall be appointed during the month of

April, annually, one person as supervisor, possessing the

same qualifications as the mayor, whose duty it shall be to

Supervisor.

superintend the improvements of the town, and who shall

perform such other duties as the mayor and city council may

prescribe, and he shall be allowed such compensation as

shall be fixed by them, and in case of a vacancy in the said

office a new appointment shall be made for the residue by

the mayor and city council.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following

additional sections be and the same are hereby added to

To be
Added.

said article seventeen.

SEC. 246 B. The mayor and city council of Laurel may

by ordinance require each and every land owner to keep

To keep
sidewalks

the side walks and pavements in front of their respective

in repair.

premises in repair and require it to be doue upon such

notice as the mayor and city council may prescribe, and in

case of failure of the land owner to do so within such time

as may be prescribed, the mayor and city council shall have

power to do the same, charge the same to said land owner

or owners and the expenses incurred shall be a lieu on the

land of said owner or owners and be collected as other

taxes.

SEC. 246 C. The mayor and city council of Laurel shall

have the power in order to enable them to contract for

Power to
contract

water in said town with any company, corporation or indi-

for water.

vidual to levy an additional tax of not more than ten cents

on each one hundred dollars worth of assessable property in

said town, to be levied and collected as other town taxes

are now collected, which said sum when collected, less

cost of collection, shall be applied to this purpose ant

none other.

Provided, that in making the contracts for water they

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shall bind the company, corporation, or individual to keep

the water works in complete repair and working order and

continue their working at such periods and intervals as will

furnish and fully supply water, sufficient at least to protec

the whole town from fire, and furnish, maintain and suppl;

pipes, mains and plugs sufficient for said purpose, the per

formance of said agreements to be a condition precedent to

the payment of the rent for said water. No contract to be

made for more than two years at a time.

SEC. 246 D. In order to enable the mayor and city

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council of Laurel to contract for lighting said town, they

contract
for

shall have power to levy a sum not exceding ten cents on

lighting.

each one hundred dollars worth of assessable property in