34 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 19

with the revenue arising from said waterworks and water dis-
tribution system, to pay said bonds and the interest thereon,
as same becomes due and the operating expenses and neces-
sary repairs to said works and water distribution system, 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 pay-
ment of current expenses of said waterworks and water dis-
tribution system; 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
registration book hereinbefore required; and said Water Board
is hereby directed to provide and locate convenient hydrants
and fire plugs for the protection of property from fire.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the titles to said

waterworks and water distribution system, with all the land,
conduits, privileges, franchise and materials thereto appertain-
ing shall vest in the Burgess and Commissioners of Williams-
port in their corporate capacity.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That Chapter 306 of the
Acts of 1922, entitled "An Act to authorize and empower the
Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport, Washington
County, Maryland, to borrow money on the credit of said town
for the purpose of constructing waterworks in said town, and
to issue bonds for the payment of same to an amount not ex-
ceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100, 000), and to levy
on the assessable property of said town, to redeem said bonds
and to pay the interest thereon, and to provide for submitting
the same to the legally qualified voters of said town, "be and
it is hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public safety, and being passed upon
a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the mem-
bers elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly,
the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 26, 1924.