WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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advertised in the town newspapers the time and

place where subscriptions to said stock can be made,

shall offer to the citizens of Westminster such capital

stock for subscription thereto, in amounts not greater

than fifty shares to any one subscriber, for at least

three weeks after the formation of such joint stock

water company; provided, however, that any water

company now formed, or that may be hereafter

formed for the purpose of supplying water to the

said city of Westminster, be and the same is hereby

authorized to issue to those persons who have here-

Who to issue
to.

tofore subscribed and paid certain sums of money

for the purpose of introducing water into said city,

stock of said company to the extent of the amount

so subscribed by them, and thereupon the said com-

pany shall be entitled to receive and have all the

rights and franchises acquired by said persons in

the efforts heretofore made to introduce water into

said city as aforesaid.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That in order

to enable the Mayor and Common Council of West-

minster to carry out the provisions of this act, the

said Mayor and Common Council are hereby author-

ized, empowered and directed to levy annually upon

Levy annually

the taxable property within the corporate limits of

Westminster, a water tax, to be levied and collected

the same as other corporation taxes are levied and

collected, and that the said taxes levied and collected

for a water tax shall be kept as a separate fund,

and shall not be used for any other purpose than to

pay said joint stock water company the interest on

the cost of constructing water works as hereinbefore

provided; and the Mayor and Common Council

shall levy annually and collect for this purpose the

Amount
collect.

sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars, or so

much thereof as may be necessary to carry out the

provisions of this act

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the

Mayor and Common Council of Westminster be

and they are hereby authorized and empowered to

take the sense of the people of the city of West-

minster in respect to making the contract for the

Submit ques-

introduction of water into said city, and the con-

tion to voters.

struction of suitable water works for that purpose

contemplated by this act, by submitting the question

to the qualified voters of said city at the regular