950 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 423

constitutional sense, of the franchise or right in the exercise of
which such construction had its origin, "The Commissioners
of Vienna" shall be empowered to condemn an easement in
said franchise or right". Every public service corporation, com-
pany or individual, before it or they shall begin any under-
ground construction in any street, road, alley or public high-
way within the town of Vienna, shall file with "The Commis-
sioners of Vienna" a plan of such construction showing the
location and depth in such street, road, alley or public high-
way of the proposed main, conduit or pipe, which plans must
be approved by "The Commissioners of Vienna" before such
construction is begun; and when approved, no change shall be
made in the physical location of anything shown upon said plan
except upon the approval of "The Commissioners of Vienna."
Whenever any such underground main conduit or pipe is put
in without the filing of plans with "The Commissioners of Vi-
enna" and the approval thereof, or when any change is made in
the physical location of such underground main, conduit or
pipe, as shown upon the plans approved by "The Commission-
ers of Vienna," or any approved change therein, "The Com-
missioners of Vienna," when such conduit, main or pipe inter-
feres with the construction or operation of its water system,
remove the same or change the location thereof at the cost and
expense of the party so putting them in, or its successors, and
without any liability upon the part of "The Commissioners of
Vienna" for damage that might be done to the same by reason
of "The Commissioners of Vienna's" operations in construct-
ing or maintaining its system. Any violation of the provisions
of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Sec-
tion 16 of this Act.

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That whenever it shall
be deemed necessary by "The Commissioners of Vienna" to
take or acquire any land, structures of buildings, or any stream
bed, water way, water rights or water shed, either in fee or as
an easement, within or without the town of Vienna, for the
construction, extension or maintenance of any water main or
appurtenance thereof, or for any reservoir, water purification
plant, tank or pumping station, "The Commissioners of Vi-
enna" may purchase the same from the owners or failing to
agree with the owner or owners thereof, may condemn the same

by proceedings in the Circuit Court of Dorchester County, as
now provided for condemnation of land by public service cor-
porations in the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,
and "The Commissioners of Vienna" may likewise condemn