LLOYD LOWISTDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

thereof, and to sell water, light or power to any person or cor-
poration, and to compel the householders of said town to con-
nect their houses with the sewerage system so to be established,
whenever in their judgment the public health and safety
makes such action necessary, and to pass all ordinances neces-
sary thereto ; to' establish and enforce rules and regulations
governing sewer, water and electric wire connections and con-
struction in said town ; to fix and establish, from time to time,
a schedule of rates and charges to be made and collected for
the use of said water and electric lighting by private con-
sumers, and to provide for the manner of collecting the same,
which said charges are hereby made a lien upon the real estate
to which said water and light may be furnished of the same
degree and to be collected in the same manner, when delin-
quent, as the general taxes of said town. The said Council is
also empowered to make suitable provision for the protection
of the property in said town from tire by providing a suitable
number of tire plugs or public hydrants properly adapted to
that purpose and conveniently situated for use.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the title to said water works,
sewerage system and electric lighting plant, and all lands,

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estates, watercourses, water-ways, conduit pipes, machinery,
and all other parts thereof whatever, and all property belong-
ing and pertaining thereto shall, when completed as required,
vest in said town of Takoma Park, and any person who shall
knowingly or wilfully pollute any spring, stream, brook, water
course, or reservoir in connection with said water works, so
built or erected, by throwing or placing any impure or dele-
terious substance or thing into the same, or by swimming, bath-
ing or washing themselves, or by washing clothes or any
unclean or impure thing therein, or by committing or permit-
ting any nuisance in or near the sources of supply, or the

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reservoirs, for said water works so as to pollute the same shall,
upon conviction of such offense, be liable to a fine of not less
than tive nor more than fifty dollars for each offense, to be
recovered by the town of Takoma Park before a justice of the
peace, as other tines are recoverable, one-half of such tine to
go to the informer, and the balance to the town of Takoma
Park for the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 6. And l)e it enacted, That for the purpose of re-

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deeming said bondd at their maturity, and for securing the
prompt payment of the interest thereon, the town of Takoma
Park shall, for the tiscal year next ensuing the issue of
said bonds and annually thereafter, until the maturity

Levy a tax.