ART. 12.] GARRETT COUNTY. 841

and the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland shall have the
right of appeal to the Circuit Court for Garrett county within
thirty days and a jury trial. Any person or persons convicted
before a justice of the peace under section 3 of this Act who
shall pray an appeal to the said court shall be held by
recognizance or be committed to the county jail to appear be-
fore the next regular jury term of the Circuit Court for Gar-
rett county.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and Town Coun-
cil of Oakland be and they are hereby authorized and empow-
ered to negotiate, sell and dispose of the said bonds as here-
inbefore provided in section 5 of this Act, or so many thereof
as to the Mayor and Town Council may be deemed necessary
for the purposes of this Act, and the said Mayor and Town
Council are fully authorized to make all necessary rules and
regulations and to pass all necessary ordinances, with penalties
for their violation, and to do all other necessary acts for the
proper managing, maintaining and repairing the said water
works and sewerage system and for the protection thereof.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the funds realized from the
sale of said bonds shall be applied to the purposes of this Act
and shall be paid by check signed by the Mayor and the Presi-
dent of the Council, and the said Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland are hereby authorized and empowered to pass such
orders for payment of money due for the construction of said
water works and sewerage or to the contractor or contractors
for the construction of the same, as shall, from time to
time, be due or earned by the contractor or contractors
in the prosecution of said works, and also from time to time
to pass orders for the payment of property purchased or con-
demned, and for material furnished in pursuance of the pro-
visions of this Act, and may in its discretion employ a com-
petent hydrographical engineer to superintend the work of
constructing such water works and sewerage.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That on the first Monday in May,
1908, there shall be a special election held in the town of Oak-
land, which election shall be held in the same manner and
under the same regulations as other municipal elections held
in said town, for the purpose of submitting the question as to
whether this Act shall take effect, to the legal voters of said
town, and all ballots at said election shall have printed on
them the words "For water and sewerage," and the words
"Against water and sewerage," and all voters desiring to vote
for the provisions of this Act shall mark out the words
"Against water and sewerage," and all voters desiring to vote