ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 197

Water Distribution System to the Burgess and Commissioners
of Smithsburg; they shall have power to enter into contracts
for building said Water Works and Water Distribution Sys-
tem, to contract for material thereof, to employ all necessary
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 Bur-
gess and Commissioners are authorized and required to levy
such amount of taxes upon the property within the taxable
limits of said town as may be necessary to enable them, in con-
nection with the revenue arising from said Water Works and
Water Distribution System, to pay said bonds and the interest
thereon, as same becomes due and the operating expenses and
necessary repairs to said Water Works and Water Distribu-
tion System; 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 ap-
plied, first, to payment of current expenses of said Water
Works and Water Distribution 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 when 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 con-
venient 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 and Water Distribution System, with all the
land, conduits, privileges, franchise and materials thereto ap-
pertaining shall vest in the Burgess and Commissioners of
Smithsburg in their corporate capacity.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-