ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 989

any such underground main, conduit or pipe is put in without
the filing of plans with the Mayor and Town Council 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 Mayor and Town Council, or
any approved change therein, the Mayor and Town Council,
when such conduit, main or pipe interferes with the construc-
tion or operation of its water or sewerage systems, may remove
the same or change the location thereof at the cost and ex-
pense of the party so putting them in, or its successors, and
without any liability upon the part of the Mayor and Town
Council for damage that might be done to the same by reason
of the Mayor and Town Council operations in the construc-
ting or maintaining its systems. Any violations of the pro-
visions of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under
Section 16 of this Act.

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That whenever it shall
be deemed necessary by the Commission to take or acquire any
land, structures or buildings, or any stream bed, water-way
water-right or water-shed, either in fee or as an easement, with-
in or without the said town, for the construction, extension or
maintenance of any water main or sewer, or appurtenance there-
of, or for any reservoir, water purification plant, tank or pump-
ing station, the Mayor and Town Council 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 Garrett County, as now provided for condemnation of
land by public service corporation in the Code of Public Gen-
eral Laws of Maryland, and the Mayor and Town Council may
likewise condemn the interest of any tenant, lessee or other
person having an interest in said land, structures or buildings,
stream bed. water-way, water-rights or water-shed. At any
time after ten days after the return and recordation of the
verdict or award in said proceedings, the Mayor and Town
Council may enter and take possession of the property so con-
demned, upon first paying to the clerk of the court the amount
of said award and all costs taxed to date, notwithstanding any
appeal or further proceeding upon the part of the defendant,
at the time of said payment, however, it shall give its corpo-
rate undertaking to abide by and fulfill any judgment on such
appeal or further proceeding.

SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That every act or omis-
sion designated as a misdemeanor in this Act, unless otherwise