LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 267

ants thereof, and also the right to enter and pass through, from
time to time, as occasion may require, and to use and occupy
the said lands through which it may deem it necessary to
convey the said water; and it is hereby invested with all the
rights and powers necessary for the introduction of water into
said City, and to enact and pass all ordinances, from time to
time, which shall be deemed necessary and proper to exercise
the powers and effect the objects above specified. To contract
with individuals, firms or corporations for the use of the water
of said City, on such terms and for such time as it may deem
proper and expedient. The Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, or any agent authorized by it, may agree with the owner
of any land, real estate, spring, brook, water or watercourse, as
aforesaid, earth, timber, stone or other materials which it may
conceive expedient or necessary to purchase and hold, for the
purpose of introducing water into the City of Baltimore. If
they cannot agree, or if there be any incapacity or disability
to contract with the owner of such land or real estate, spring,
brook, water or watercourse as aforesaid, earth, timber, stone
or other materials, or with the owner of such lands through
which the said City may find it necessary to have a right of entry
and passage, for the purpose of conveying the said water into
the said City, or if such owner should be absent, out of the State,
or unknown, it shall be lawful, on application of the City, for any
Justice of the Peace of the county in which said lands, earth or
other property or materials as aforesaid are situate, to issue
his warrant to the Sheriff of said county, commanding him to
summon from the said county a jury of twenty freeholders,
inhabitants of said county, not related to the owner or per-
sons interested, as aforesaid, in the said real estate or other
property, to meet on the premises which are to be valued, on
some certain day to be named in said warrant, of which said
warrant and the day therein named for the meeting of the
jury, twenty days' notice shall be given previous to such
day by the City to every owner or person interested, as
aforesaid, or if any owner be an infant or lunatic, or feme
covert, to his or her guardian or her husband, or in either case
left at his or her place of abode, or if out of the State or
unknown, such notice shall be published not less than eight
weeks successively in some one or more of the daily news-