EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 151

water and sewer mains, and to make the principal and inter-
est of said bonds the direct obligation of said town.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Mayor and Common Council of Mount
Rainier be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to
construct, establish and maintain in working order a water and
sewerage system in the town of Mount Rainier, Prince
George's County, Maryland, for the furnishing of water to
the houses and other buildings of the said town, and to the
residents thereof, and for the use of said town, for the putting
out of fires and other public purposes, and for the collection,
transmission and disposal of drainage and sewage from the
houses and other buildings, and from receptacles for sewage
and drainage in said town, and including, if the Mayor and
Common Council of Mount Rainier shall so determine, storm
water and other drainage from the streets, lanes, roads and
alleys thereof.

The Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier shall
have power and authority to determine where and under what
streets, lanes, roads and alleys the water and sewer mains and
pipes shall be constructed. The plan§ for such construction
shall contemplate as far as possible a system which will sup-
ply the needs of the entire town, and they shall be approved
by the State Board of Health of Maryland before they are
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council of Mount Rainier shall have full power and
authority to acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise, or by
condemnation in the manner now prescribed by law for the
acquisition of private property for public use, any lands, or
any interest therein, in or near said town of Mount Rainier
which may be needed in the construction of said water or sew-
erage system, or for any filtration plant, disposal plant, build-
ings, works, or structures, of any kind or character, necessary
for the proper construction or maintenance thereof.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council of Mount Rainier shall have full power and
authority to construct said water and sewerage system, and to
place water and sewer mains and connections in or under the
beds of any of the streets, roads, alleys, ways, or lanes of said
town, and in and under any lots or parcels of ground belong-
ing to or which may be acquired by the Mayor and Common