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SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1st, 1929.

Approved April 11, 1929,

CHAPTER 181.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
117 of Article 7 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
"Carroll County, " sub-title "New Windsor, " said section as
amended granting the power of eminent domain to the bur-
gess and commissioners of said town.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 117 of Article 7 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Carroll County, " sub-title
"New Windsor, " be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, so as to read as follows:

117. The burgess and commissioners of said town shall
have the power to widen, open and keep open streets, lanes and
alleys; and in addition to the powers already possessed by them,
shall have the right and power to acquire by condemnation any
land, improvements, rights of way, waters, water-courses, or
other property of any kind whatsoever, whether used for pri-
vate purposes or already devoted to a public use, or any interest
therein, whether within the corporate limits of said town or
within five (5) miles thereof, for the purpose of supplying
said town with water for either municipal or private uses or
purposes; or which it may require for an engine house or other
fire purposes, sewers, culverts, drains, markets, parks, squares
and other public places; or which it may require for streets,
roads, footways, lanes, alleys, highways or bridges, including
the laying out, opening, extending, widening, straightening
and closing up of the same in whole or in part; or which it may
require for any other public or municipal purpose. In all con-
demnation cases instituted by it for any purpose, the procedure
followed shall be the method provided and prescribed by Arti-
cle 33A of the Code of Public General Laws of this State.
And the said burgess and commissioners are further authorized
to provide for the payment of any property which the said
town may acquire for public purposes, by assessing and levying,