878

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Ballots.

words "For the amendment to the charter," and "Against the
amendment to the charter;" and in order that the citizens of
said town shall be familiar with the question to be submitted,
it shall be and is hereby made the duty of the mayor of Lona-

Proposed
amendment
to be pub-
lished.

coning to have the said proposed amendment published for at
least two weeks previous to the said election, in two news-
papers of general circulation in said town. If, upon the
return of the judges of said election, it shall be found that a
majority of the votes cast are in favor of the amendment
hereby proposed, then the same shall immediately become
effective; but if a majority of the votes cast at said election
shall be against the amendment, then the same shall be non-
effective; said additional sections to read as follows :

SEC. 42. And be it enacted, That in addition to the powers

May grant
right to
construct
water
system.

granted therein, in sections thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven,
thirty-eight, thirty-nine and forty, the said mayor and council-
men of Lonaconing are further authorized and empowered, in
their discretion, to grant unto any person or persons, corpora-
tion or corporations, the exclusive right, privilege, franchise
and power to use the streets, lanes, public places and alleys of
said town for the purpose of laying, maintaining and operat-
ing therein, water pipes, water mains, connections, valves,
hydrants and other accessories of a water supply system, for
the purpose of supplying, for gain or hire, the citizens of said
town and said town with a supply of water for domestic, man-
ufacturing, sanitary and other purposes; providing that in
granting said exclusive franchises, said grant shall be upon
condition that the grantees of said franchise, their heirs, suc-
cessors or assigns, shall within a reasonable time after said
grant, not exceeding one year, complete in or near said town a
water supply system or plant, adequate to supply by gravity or
otherwise, said town with water for domestic, sanitary and
manufacturing purposes, and for fire protection, and shall
lay their mains, pipes and connections from said plant or
system, to and about said town, and shall place fire hydrants at
such points in said town as shall be agreed upon between said
mayor and councilman and said grantees; and provided, that no
water main shall be laid in said town under four inches in
size, and that said grant of franchises contain some reasonable
provision, to be agreed upon between said mayor and coun-
cilmen and said grantees of said franchise, as to the extension
of said pipes, mains and hydrants, to keep pace with the
growth of said town; and that said grant shall contain a
further provision that at any time after some reasonable time