684. LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 306

to the Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport; they shall
have power to enter into contracts for building said Water
Works, to contract for material therefor, to employ all neces-
sary labor and clerks, and to fix their compensation, and the
four persons appointed to said Water Board shall be appointed
for the term of one, two, three and four years, respectively, as
to the first appointees, and their successors shall be appointed
for the term of four years. Any member of the Water Board
shall be eligible for reappointment, and the Burgess of said
town for the time being shall always be ex-officio a member of
said Water Board.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of paying said bonds at maturity and the interest thereon, the
Burgess and Commissioners are authorized and required to
levy such tax upon the property within the taxable limits of
said town as may be necessary to enable them, in connection
with the revenue arising from said Water Works, to pay said
bonds and the interest thereon and the operating expenses and
necessary repairs to said works, in each year until all of said
bonds shall be paid off; the said taxes so collected shall be paid
to the Treasurer appointed by said Water Board, and the
amount levied for this purpose shall be in addition to the amount
now authorized by law. The moneys arising from water rents
shall be applied, first, to payment of current expenses of said
Water Works; secondly, to payment of interest on bonds, and
thirdly, as to any balance, to provide a sinking fund for the
payment of said bonds; and whenever any bond is paid off it
shall be immediately burned and the fact noted in the registra-
tion book hereinbefore required; and said Water Board is here-
by directed to provide and locate convenient hydrants and fire
plugs for the protection of property from fire.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the titles to said
Water Works, with all the land, conduits, privileges, franchise,
and materials thereto appertaining shall vest in the Burgess
and Commissioners of Williamsport in their corporate capacity.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1922.

Approved April 13th, 1922.