1296 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 532

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

SEC. 64. GRANTED BY ORDINANCE. All public utility fran-
chises and all renewals, extensions and amendments thereof
shall be granted or made only by ordinance; no such proposed
ordinance shall be adopted until it has been printed in full
and until a printed report containing recommendations there-
on shall have been made to the Council by the Town Manager,
until adequate public hearings have thereafter been held on
such ordinance and until at least two weeks after its official
publication in final form have elapsed.

SEC. 65. REVOCABLE PERMITS. Permits revocable at the will
of the Council for minor or temporary public utility privileges
may be granted and revoked by the Council from time to time;
and such permits shall not be deemed to be franchises as the
term is used in this Charter.

SEC. 66. ACCOUNTS OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES. Ac-
counts shall be kept for each public utility owned or operated
by the Town, in such manner as to show the true and complete
financial results of such town ownership and operation.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

SEC. 67. PUBLICITY OF RECORDS. All records and accounts
of every office and agency of the Town shall be open to inspec-
tion by any citizen or by any representative of the press at all
reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established
by the Town Manager, except records and documents the dis-
closure of which would tend to defeat the lawful purpose
which they are intended to accomplish.

SEC. 68. PERSONAL INTEREST. No Councilman nor any offi-
cer or employee of the Town shall have a financial interest,
direct or indirect, in any contract with the town or be finan-
cially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale to the
town of any land, materials, supplies or services. Any willful
violation of this section shall constitute malfeasance in office,
and any officer or employee of the Town found guilty thereof
shall thereby forfeit his office or position. Any violation of
this section, with the knowledge, express or implied, of the
person or corporation contracting with the town shall render
the contract voidable by the Town Manager or the Council.

SEC. 69. OFFICIAL BONDS. The Treasurer, the Town Man-
ager, and such other officers or employees as the Council may
by general ordinance require so to do, shall give bond in such
amount and with such surety as may be approved by the