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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in order

to enable the burgess and commissioners of Emmitts-

burg to carry out the provisions of this act, the said

burgess and commissioners are hereby authorized, em-

powered and directed to levy annually, upon the taxa-

ble property within the corporate limits of Emmitts-

burg, in addition to the corporation taxes now allowed

by law, a -water tax, to be levied and collected the

same as other corporation taxes are levied and col-

Levy annually
a water tax.

lected, 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

supplying said town with water as hereinbefore pro-
vided; and the burgess and commissioners of Emmitts-

burg shall levy annually, and collect for this purpose,

a water tax not exceeding ten cents upon every hun-

dred dollars of assessable property within the corpo-

rate limits of Emmittsburg.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That the bur-

gess and commissioners of Emmittsburg be and they

are hereby empowered to order an election to be held

Election — how

at such time as they shall designate, after the same

held.

notice and in the same manner as corporate elections

of said town are now held, to take the sense of the

people in respect to water works for said town; and

at such election the qualified voters then residing

within the corporate limits of said town be and they

are hereby authorized to cast a ballot " For the con-

tract for water works," or a ballot "Against the

contract for water works," and that the result of such

Ballots— how
prepared.

election shall be certified, in the manner of certifying

corporate elections, to the burgess and commissioners

of said town; and if the majority of the votes cast at

said election be " For the contract for water works,"

the said burgess and commissioners shall be forthwith

empowered and authorized to carry out and give

effect to the terms and provisions of this act in

respect to a contract with said joint stock water com-

pany, as hereinbefore provided; but if a majority of

the votes cast at said election shall be "Against the

contract for water works," then this act to be null

and void.

Inconsistencies

SEC. 4. Any acts or parts of acts inconsistent with

repealed.

this act are hereby repealed.

Approved March 20, 1884.