1134 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 890

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of providing funds for maintaining and operating the sewerage
system and sewage treatment plant contemplated by this Act,
including overhead expense and depreciation allowance, the
Mayor and Council of Salisbury is hereby authorized, em-
powered and directed to make such service rates, water rents
or charges as may be necessary, chargeable against all proper-
ties having a connection with any water pipe under its owner-
ship. Said rates shall be uniform throughout the City of Salis-
bury, but subject to change from time to time as necessary. The
rates, rents or charge hereby authorized shall not exceed the
aggregate sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10, 000. 00) per an-
num. They shall be in addition to the rates, rents or charges
authorized by Section 335 of Article 23 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, (1930 Edition), as said Section was
enacted by Chapter 141 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland (Regular Session of 1943), and shall be subject
to all the provisions contained therein.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That this Act and the
bonds issued thereunder are hereby specifically exempted from
the provisions of Sections 33-36, inclusive, of Article 31, title
"Debt—Public", of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), and all amendments thereto, and that all laws or
parts of laws, both public general and public local, inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, be and they are hereby re-
pealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
not become effective until it has been submitted to and rati-
fied by the qualified voters of the City of Salisbury at the regu-
lar municipal election to be held on the first Tuesday in May
in the year 1946. The Mayor and Council of Salisbury shall
publish a summary of the provisions of this Act once a week
for three weeks immediately preceding said election in one or
more newspapers published in the City of Salisbury. On the
ballot to be used at the said election, there shall be printed
the words "For Incinerator & Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds",
and to the right and opposite said words a square or box,
and "Against Incinerator & Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds",
and to the right and opposite said words a square or box, so
that each voter shall have the opportunity to express his or
her choice on said question. If a majority of the votes cast on
said question shall be "For Incinerator & Sewage Treatment
Plant Bonds", then the provisions of this Act shall become ef-
fective immediately. If a majority of votes cast thereon shall
be "Against Incinerator & Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds",
then this Act shall be null and void and no effect whatsoever.

Approved April 27, 1945.