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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall appear in one column the words "For the Bond Issue,"
and in another colntnn the words "Against the Bond Issue,"
and if a majority of the legal and qualified voters shall vote in
favor of the said bond issue, then the Burgess and Commis-
sioners shall issue said bonds and provide for the erection of
said water works and said electric light and power works in
conformity to the provisions of this Act. But if a majority
of the said legal and qualified voters shall vote against the
issue of paid bonds then this Act shall be null and void. The
judges of election at said election shall at the close of the
polls on said election day cast up the votes and make certificate
of the same in the usual form and forward the said certificate
and return the ballots to the clerk of the court for Washing-
ton county, and upon receipt by said clerk of said certificate
and ballots he shall make proclamation of the result by publi-
cation in one or more newspapers, (not exceeding two) pub-
lished in said county.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if the result of said election
shall be in favor of the bond issue the Burgess of Williamsport,
by and with the advice and consent of the Commissioners of
said town, shall immediately appoint from the taxpayers of

Commission-
ers to ap-
point four
persons.

said town four persons of proper personal qualifications, who,
together with the Burgess, shall constitute and be a Board of
Supervisors, and shall nave charge of the instruction and man-
agement and maintenance of said water works and electric
plant. They shall appoint from their own number a treasurer
who shall give bond to be approved (both as to amount and
sureties) by the said Board of Supervisors for the faithful per-
formance of his duties as such treasurer. The said treasurer
shall receive the proceeds of sale of said bonds or any other
moneys which may be received on account of said respective
works, shall deposit the same in a bank to be designated by
said Board of Supervisors, and shall disburse the same on the
orders of said board by check to be signed by himself and the
said Burgess. The Board of Supervisors are authorized and
empowered to contract for, purchase in fee simple or lease for
a term of years, renewable at their pleasure, any land, real
estate, spring, brook or water course, which they may deem

To lease land
etc.

necessary for the purpose of supplying the said town and the
citizens thereof with water, and they are hereby vested with
all the rights and powers necessary for the introduction of
water and of establishing an electric plant in said town. If
from any cause said Board of Supervisors shall be unable to
agree with any owner of real or leasehold estate, spring, brook,