746 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 372

a town meeting shall be called for the purpose of considering
any action taken by the Mayor and Town Council and upon
the vote of a majority of all qualified voters in meeting
assembled, and voting as recorded upon the books of the Clerk
to the Mayor and Town Council any action taken by the said
Mayor and Town Council may he rescinded or disapproved and
the vote will be considered binding as to future action of the
Council upon the matter 'in question. The Mayor, or in his
absence a temporary chairman, shall preside at all town meet-
ings. At such meetings 20 qualified voters shall constitute a
quorum.

1059. The Mayor and Town Council are specifically pro-
hibited from, expending or obligating the Town of Washington
Grove in an amount in excess of f200. 00 with the exception of
the usual service charges for trash and garbage collection, and
the maintenance of the electric lights, without the authoriza-
tion of a majority vote of the qualified voters in meeting
assembled as appearing upon the books of the Clerk to the
Mayor and Town Council.

1060. Amendments to this charter may be presented to the
Legislature of the State of Maryland upon two-thirds vote
of the qualified voters in meeting assembled, and voting, the
proposed amendment or amendments to be submitted in
writing and published by posting a notice containing the pro-
posed amendment or amendments upon the public meeting
place of said qualified voters, for 10 days prior to such
meeting.

1061. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be
and they are hereby repealed.

1062. Whenever there exists, at any time after construc-
tion or acquisition of any water main or sewer on any property
abutting upon said water main or sewer a condition, due to
the refusal of the owner or occupant of said property to con-
nect his, her or its property to either a water main or sewer,
that appears to be a menace to the health of the occupants of
said property or the occupants of adjoining or nearby prop-
erty, the Commission may require a connection to either the
water main or sewer, or both, if, after ten days' notice and an
opportunity to be heard by either the owner or occupant, said
Commission determines such condition to be a menace to
health "as aforesaid. In the event said Commission so de-
termines it shall pass an order requiring said connection or
connections in not less than thirty nor more than ninety days,
and refusal to comply with said order or a violation of any
of the other provisions of this section, is hereby declared to