108 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 60

necessary labor to complete said system by days labor, which-
ever in their judgment they may deem best.

SEC. 6. And. be it further enacted. That said Mayor and
Council are hereby authorized and empowered to pass all such
ordinances as may be necessary for the successful operation of
said system of sewerage, by regulating the use and tapping of
the same by the residents of said town, and the interference
therewith by any and all persons; and they are hereby further
authorized to fix and establish a rate of charge or charges for
the use of said sewer, and the tapping thereof, by the residents
of said town, and shall have the power to pass all such ordi-
nances as may be necessary requiring the residents of said
town, or the property owners thereof, to discontinue the use
of all pit or surface closets used in said town, wherein fecal
matter is permitted to accumulate.

SEC. 7. That in order to pay the interest on said bonds
and to redeem said bonds as they shall fall due and payable,
the said Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to levy upon
the taxable property in said town, at their annual levy term,
all such taxes as may be necessary for said purpose.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the funds arising
from the sale of said bonds shall be kept separate from all
other funds belonging to said town, and shall only be used to
carry out the provisions of this act, and all moneys paid out of
said fund for the construction and completion of said sewer
system shall be by check, signed by the Mayor of said town,
and countersigned by the Clerk thereof, after said bill or ac-
count has been passed and ordered to be paid by the said
Mayor and Council of said town.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the Clerk of said town
shall keep a book, in which shall be entered the sale of all
bonds, the amount received therefor, to whom sold, the date
when same was sold, and shall further enter therein an ac-
count showing the several items on which the fund arising
from the sale of said bond was expended.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted. That this Act is an
emergency law and necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4th, 1916.