72 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 49

habitants of St. Michaels and vicinity electricity for lighting
and other purposes.

SEC. 10. Be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.

Approved March 29th, 1918.

CHAPTER 49.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Commissioners of St.
Michaels to purchase of Thomas E. Harrison, Norman M.
Shannahan, Sol Caplan and H. Clay Dodson, the electric
lighting system now owned by them, including the capital
stock, real estate, poles, wires and machinery, meters, rights,
privileges and franchises pertaining thereto.

SECTION 1. Be if enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Commissioners of St. Michaels be, and they are
hereby authorized and empowered to purchase of Thomas E.
Harrison, Norman M. Shannahan, Sol Caplan and H. Clay
Dodson, trading as the "St. Michaels Utilities Commission, " all
their electric lighting plant and appurtenances including real
estate, capital, stock, poles, wires, meters and all machinery and
property connected therewith, together with all of its rights and
franchises pertaining thereto, upon such terms and conditions
as may be agreed upon, not exceeding the cost of the same, in-
cluding all expenses or expenditures incurred in erecting and
constructing the same and any purchases of material therefor
and counsel fees and other expenses incurred by said company
in defending any suit which has been or may hereafter be
brought against said company for any matter connected with
the construction and operation of said electric lighting plant or
system and any and all judgments which may be rendered by
any Court against the company for any matter connected with
the construction and management of the electric system herein
referred to.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That in order to consummate the
purchase herein provided for, the Commissioners of St. Mich-
aels be and are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow on
the faith and credit of the town of St. Michaels upon the prom-
issory notes or coupon bonds of said town, such sums of money
as may be necessary to enable them to consummate the purchase
herein authorized; provided, however, that the aggregate sums