ART. 21.] TALBOT COUNTY, 1021

chise of the offending person or persons, corporation or gas
company.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1908.

CHAPTER 23.

AN ACT to repeal section 97H of article 21 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Talbot County," sub-
title "Easton," as amended by chapter 458 of the Acts passed
at the January session of 1906, and to re-enact the same
with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That section 97H of article 21 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Talbot County," sub-title "Easton,"
as amended by chapter 458 of the Acts passed at the January
session of 1906, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows:

SEC. 97H. Whenever the Mayor and Council of Easton shall
determine to reconstruct the streets of the town, or purchase
or erect any gas plant, electric light, heat and power plant, or
pole line and sub-station for electric light, heat and power plant
water plant or system of sewers for the town, they shall
first submit the proposition to the legally qualified voters of the
town at either a general or special election; provided, that the
ordinance authorizing the issue of bonds for the proposed
public work or improvements, shall be published in one or
more newspapers printed in the town of Easton once a week,
in each of four successive issues of such newspaper, and the
fourth insertion shall be not less than ten days prior to the
day of election at which the proposition is to be submitted. If
a majority of said voters who vote for and against the propo-
sition submitted shall approve the same by voting for it, then
the said Mayor and Council are hereby authorized and em-
powered to borrow on the faith and credit of the town, a sum
of money necessary for such purchase, improvement or con-
struction, and to issue bonds of the town therefor, and said
bonds shall be issued in manner and form as provided in
chapter 458 of the Acts of 1906; provided, that the total bonded
and floating indebtedness of said town shall at no time exceed
five per centum of the taxable basis of the town.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved February 20, 1908.