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be first submitted to the voters of the municipality at a regu-
lar municipal election and further provided for repeal of all

Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with said Chapter 641 of
said Acts of 1927, except, as therein expressly excepted; and

WHEREAS, By the repeal of all Acts and parts of Acts in-
consistent with said Chapter 641 of the Acts of 1927, question
may arise as to whether or riot there now exists any power and
authority in the Mayor and Council of Easton to submit at a
special election, questions relating to water plants or sewers
and to the issuance of bonds therefor, and it is desired to re-
invest in said Mayor and Council the authority heretofore con-
ferred by the aforementioned provision of its charter under
Section 97H of Article 21 as above recited; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 97H of Article 21 of the Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Talbot County, " sub-title "Easton, "
as amended by Chapter 141 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland of 1914, be, and the same is, hereby repealed,
and is hereby re-enacted, to read as follows:

97H. Whenever the Mayor and Council of Easton shall
determine to reconstruct the streets of the town, or purchase or
erect any gas plant, electric light, water plant or system of
sewers for the town, they shall first submit the proposition to
the legally qualified voters of the town at either a general or
special election; provided, that the ordinance authorizing the
issue of bonds for the proposed public work or improvement
shall be published in one or more newspapers printed in the
Town of Easton once a week, in each of four successive weeks,
and the last insertion shall be at least ten days prior to the day
of election at which the proposition is to be submitted. If a
majority of the said voters who vote for and against the propo-
sition submitted shall approve the same by voting for it, then
the said Mayor and Council are hereby authorized and em-
powered to borrow on the faith and credit of the town a sum
of money necessary for such purchase, improvement or con-
struction, and to issue bonds of the town therefor, and said
bonds shall be issued in manner and form as provided for by
Chapter 458 of the Acts of 1906 as amended by Chapter 406
of the Acts of 1912, or any amendments thereto, provided, that
the total bonded and floating indebtedness of said town shall
at no time exceed ten per centum of the taxable basis of the