FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 7 And be it further enacted, That before the said

company shall be authorized to exercise within the limits

Within the

of the city of Baltimore any of the powers hereby granted

limits of
Baltimore.

it shall be necessary for it first to obtain from the mayor

and city council of Baltimore an ordinance prescribing the

mode, terms and conditions of the location, building and

construction of said railroad within the limits of said city.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That unless within five

years from the date of the passage of this act the said

Limits ot
this act.

company shall exercise the powers hereby granted by the

location and construction of a road, depot, station, yard,

dock, wharf or other terminal facility provided for in this

act, then this act shall be null and void.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 534.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the mayor and common

council of the city of Westminster to purchase water

works for said city.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the mayor and common council of West-

To

minster are hereby authorized and empowered to pur-

purchase
water

chase the water works, plant, property, real and personal,

works for
West-

easements, rights and privileges of the Westminster Water

minster.

Company, and all or so much of the capital stock or bonds

of said company as may be necessary for the entire and full

management and control of all such property, rights and

privileges of said water company at such price and upon

such terms and conditions as said mayor and common

council shall agree upon with said water company.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That before any such purchase

or contract shall be binding upon said city of Westminster,

To submit
to vote.

the said mayor and common council shall cause to be pub-

lished iu all newspapers printed in Westminster a plain

statement of the cost and price of all such property, rights

and privileges of said water company, and the times and

conditions of the contract and agreement upon which it is

proposed to purchase said property, aud shall by ordinance

direct that the sense of the qualified voters of said city of

Westminster, an election to be held in Westminster, at some

certain time and place to be named in said ordinance not

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