EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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water, steam, hot and cold air, refrigeration and ice for
domestic and other purposes; and within the said territorial
limits (and not outside of said limits) the said company shall
have the power, and it is hereby authorized to construct, lay,
erect, maintain and operate, under, on or above the ground,
conduits, tubes, pipes and other works or appliances which
may be desired or required by the said company for said
purposes, or any of them; and to this end to use land, rights
of way or franchises owned, controlled or acquired by it, and
the public highways of Baltimore county and Baltimore city
within the aforesaid territorial limits; provided, however,

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that the use by the said company of the public highways of
Baltimore county shall be under such regulation as to con-
struction, maintenance and repairs, and on such terms, as to
compensation to the said county, as the board of County
Commissioners for Baltimore county or other board having
charge and control of the public highways of said county
shall prescribe; and provided, further, that the use by the
said company of such public highways as are contained in
the aforegoing territorial limits lying in Baltimore city shall
be under such regulations as to construction, maintenance
and repair, and on such terms as to compensation to the said
city of Baltimore or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
city as shall be prescribed by the said Mayor and City
Council or their agents having control of the public highways ;
and provided, further, that no use shall be made by said
company for any of the purposes of this Act of any of the
public highways of Baltimore city without the consent of
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore first had and
obtained.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1906.

Proviso.