ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1065

authority of this Act shall mature and be redeemed, levy a
special tax upon the assessable property of said City, sufficient to
pay the annual interest on said bonds outstanding, and to re-
deem said bonds as they mature, said taxes to be levied and
collected as other taxes in said City now are, or may be here-
after, by law, levied and collected, and have the same priority
rights, bear the same interest and penalties, and in every respect
be treated the same as other taxes in Ellicott City. Provided,
however, that the Commissioners of Ellicott City may, in their
discretion, apply any balance remaining in the "Water Supply
Fund" provided for in Section 8 of this Act, to the payment of
said interest, and the redemption of said bonds. The tax author-
ized by this Section shall be in addition to the other taxes which
the Commissioners of Ellicott City are authorized by law to
levy, and shall not be used for any purpose other than the
payment of the interest on said bonds, and the redemption of
said bonds as they mature.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners
of Ellicott City may enter upon any County or Municipal
street, road or alley, or any public highway other than State
highway, for the purpose of installing, altering, extending,
maintaining and operating the water supply system provided
for under this Act, and they may construct in such street, road
or alley, or public highway, a water main or any appurtenance
thereof, without the receipt of a permit or the payment of a
charge; provided that whenever any County or Municipal high-
way is to be disturbed, the public authority having control
thereof shall be duly notified, and provided, further, that said
highway shall be repaired and left by the Commissioners of
Ellicott City in the same, or a not inferior condition to that ex-
isting before being torn up, and that all costs incident thereto
shall be borne by the Commissioners of Ellicott City. When
said Commissioners desire to enter upon any State Highway
for the purposes aforesaid they must first comply with the pro-
visions of Section 37-A of Article 91 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That any employee or
agent of said Commissioners of Ellicott City shall have the right
of entry, at all reasonable hours, upon any private premises and
into any building in the City of Ellicott City, while in the pur-
suit of his official duties, and any restraint or hindrance offered
to such entrance by any owner or tenant, or agent of said