WASHINGTON COUNTY. 1187

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the said Burgess and Com-
missioners are hereby authorized and empowered to do all acts
necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this Act,
whether such powers are specially herein mentioned or not,
and to pass any and all ordinances necessary for the carrying
out of the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the said Burgess and Com-
missioners are authorized to provide by ordinance for the pro-
tection of the said waterworks, pipes, hydrants, fire plugs or
other parts thereof, and sewers, and to provide penalties for
any violation of such ordinance not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of the existing charter of the said town of Hancock.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That at the town election to be
held in said Hancock next succeeding the passage of this Act
a vote shall be taken by the qualified voters of said town,
whether or not the bond issue herein provided for shall be
made, which election shall be held under the provisions of law
now governing such elections; and for the purposes of taking
said vote at said election there shall be printed on the ballots to
be used at said election the words, "For the Bond Issue," and
the words "Against the Bond Issue," and if the majority of the
qualified voters voting at such election shall vote in favor of
said bond issue, then the said Burgess and Commissioners shall
issue said bonds and this Act shall be operative and in full
force and effect; but if the majority of such qualified voters of
said town shall vote against the issue of said bonds, then this
Act shall be null and void. The judges of election at said elec-
tion shall at the close of the polls on said election day count
the votes cast and make a certificate of the same and return
such certificate, together with the ballots cast, to the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court for Washington County, and the said clerk
shall duly file said certificate and ballots and preserve the same.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That all Acts or parts of Acts
inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 24, 1910.