EDWIN WARFIELD,. ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That within fifteen miles of the

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center of Hyattsville, Prince George's county, Maryland, the
said Hyattsville Gas and Electric Company shall have full
power and authority to manufacture, distribute, supply, sell
or otherwise dispose of electricity for the purpose of illumina-
tion, heat or power, and for the transaction of any business
in which electricity, over or through wires, may be applied
to any useful purposes; and within said limits the said com-
pany shall have the power and it is hereby authorized tb
construct, lay, erect, maintain and operate under, on or above
the ground, wires, poles, conduits, tubes, pipes and other
works and appliances, which may be desired or required by
said company for said purposes, or any of them, and to this
end to use land, rights of way or franchises owned, con-
trolled or acquired by it, and the public highways of Prince
George's and Montgomery counties; provided, however, that

Full power
given to man-
ufacture, etc.,
electricity.

the said company shall not be authorized or empowered to
exercise the franchises to sell or otherwise dispose of elec-
tricity until one year after it shall have constructed a plant
for the manufacture and sale of gas capable of making ten
million cubic feet per annum.

SEC. 5. And be enacted, That within a radius of fifteen
miles of the center of Hyattsville, Prince George's county,

Proviso.

Maryland, the said Hyattsville Gas and Electric Company
should have full power to manufacture, distribute, supply,
sell or otherwise dispose of gas for illumination, heat, power
or other purposes and for the transaction of any business in
which gas or its by-products may be applied to any useful
purpose, and within said territorial limits said company shall
have the power and it is hereby authorized to construct,
lay, maintain and operate under, on or above the ground,
conduits, tubes, pipes and other marks and appliances
which may be desired or required by. said company for
said purposes, or any of them, and to this end to use land,
rights of way or franchises owned, controlled or required by
it, and the public highways of Prince George's and Mont-
gomery counties; provided, however, that the use by the
said company of the public highways of Prince George's
and Montgomery counties shall be under such regulations as
to maintenance and repairs as the boards of County Com-
missioners of Prince George's and Montgomery counties, or
other boards having charge and control of the public high-
ways of said counties, shall prescribe.

Full power
given to man-
ufacture, etc.,
gas.