HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 479

SEC. 2. Before The Mayor and Common Council of West-
minster shall make any commitment or institute any condem-
nation proceedings for the acquisition of the said water system,
the said The Mayor and Common Council of Westminster shall
consult with the State Department of Health and the Public
Service Commission of Maryland and secure therefrom the
benefit and advice of the engineers of the said Department and
Commission, touching upon the value of the said water system,
and it shall also obtain from a certified accountant, to be em-
ployed by it, a true statement of the revenues which were de-
rived from and the costs of operation of the said water system
during each of the last three years of its operation by the said
The Maryland Water Works Company. And the said The
Mayor and Common Council of Westminster may, if it deems
it advisable so to do, engage and employ other engineers to
advise it as to the value of the said water system. And if the
said water system shall be acquired by the said The Mayor and
Common Council of Westminster then the costs incurred in
obtaining the said engineering advice and accountant informa-
tion, together with all proper attorneys' fees in connection
with such acquisition and in connection with the financing of
the same, shall be regarded as a part of the price to be paid
for the said water system.

SEC. 3. If in the judgment of The Mayor and Common
Council of Westminster it shall seem desirable for it to ac-
quire the said water system, then before the said The Mayor
and Common Council of Westminster shall make any commit-
ment for or institute any condemnation proceedings to ac-
quire the said water system, it shall bring to the attention of
the voters of the City of Westminster, by publication in one or
more newspapers published in the said City, a fair summary
of the information furnished to the said The Mayor and Com-
mon Council of Westminster by the engineers and accountants
under the provisions of the next preceding Section, touching
upon the true value of the said water system, the probable
revenues to be derived from and the cost of its operation and
the value of the said water system as found by the said engi-
neers; and if at the time of such publication the said The
Mayor and Common Council of Westminster shall have in hand
from The Maryland Water Works Company a bona fide offer
of sale of the said water system, then the said The Mayor and
Common Council of Westminster shall also include in said
publication such selling price as may be set forth in the said
offer. The said The Mayor and Common Council of West-
minster shall call a special election of the qualified voters of
the said City, to be held not less than ten (10) nor more than
twenty (20) days following the date of the said publication at