ROBERT WRIGHT; ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. NOVEMBER. 1808.

sure, but every such by-law, rule or regulation, may be altered or repealed by the stockholders at a general meeting, to be called for that purpose by any ten or more stockholders, provided that there be present at such meeting stockholders holding one thousand shares, or their proxies, and that four weeks previous notice be given in two news-papers printed in the city of Baltimore of such meeting, and of the alteration or repeal intended to be proposed thereat.	CHAP. LXXIX.
VII. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said president and directors shall have power to appoint, and remove at their pleasure, all clerks, superintendents, agents or other officers, necessary for car- rying on the business of the said company, to dispose of its funds or property, in the manner here- in after directed, and to fix any pay out of the funds of the said company, the compensation of all such agents, superintendents, clerks or officers, to make such contracts, purchases or agreements, of all such matters and things, in behalf of the said company, and of ail such privileges, permis- sions, rights and advantages, of every kind and nature whatever, as they shall judge necessary for completing, in an effectual and proper manner, the introduction, distribution and supply of water to the city of Baltimore, with any individual companies, firms or corporations, and to use and dis- pose of any surplus water to the best interest and advantage of the said company, and all such con- trails to rescind, alter, abridge or enlarge, with consent of the parties thereto respectively, and to lease, sell, convey, transfer and bind, by their contracts, deeds and writings, under the hand of the president, and the seal of the company, all the property, estate, common stock and joint funds of the said company, subject to the ratification of the stockholders, or a majority of them, at some general meeting, if the value of the matter in question shall exceed ten thousand dollars, but not the persons or separate property of themselves, or any of the stockholders.	President. &c. may remove all clerks, &c.
VIII. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said corporation may purchase and hold in fee-simple or otherwise, all such lands and real estates suitable for the erection of the necessary works, and that may be necessary, in whole or in part, for the proper accomplishment of their undertaking, as they shall adjudge proper, and for that purpose may direct from the usual course, at such place or places as they shall think fit, the stream called Jones Falls, or any other stream or streams which they may think suitable for the purpose, or any part or parts thereof, on the said corporation's first obtaining the consent of all persons having any right or interest in the stream or streams so to be diverted in whole or in part, or in the lands through which such stream or streams may be intended to pass, af- ter being so diverted; and the said corporation shall have full power and authority to make and lay conduits or tunnels for the conveyance of the said water under ana along any public highway, or any street or streets, lane or lanes, alley or alleys, of the county or city of Baltimore, for the purpose of conveying and distributing the said water, and the said conduits or tunnels from time to time to renew and repair, and for such purposes to dig, break up and open, at their own expense, all or any part of such highway, streets, lanes and alleys, and of the middle or side pavements thereof, leaving at all times a sufficient passage way for carriages, horses and foot passengers, and restoring forth- with to their former condition all such highways, streets, lanes and alleys, and the pavements there- of, as may be at any time so dug, opened or taken up.	Corporation may hold lands, &c.
IX. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the corporation shall have full power and authority to establish reservoirs and public fountains in such parts of the streets and squares of the said city as they may think proper, and to grant to al! persons whomsoever, and to all bodies politic and corpo- rate, the privilege of using the said water so to be introduced, in such manner, and on such terms and conditions, and in such quantities, respectively, as they shall think fit; and the said waters, so to be introduced, together with all reservoirs, canals, tunnels, engines, buildings and machines, what- soever, to be by them made and used for the purpose of introducing, raising and distributing, the said water, to hold to them, their successors and grantees, for ever, as their sole and exclusive property.	Establish re- servoirs, &c.
X. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the corporation aforesaid shall insert, or grant permission to the corporation of Baltimore to insert, and repair at the expense of the city, such a number of fire-plugs as to them shall appear necessary, into the pipes used to convey the water through the streets there- of, to be used only in case of fire, but free from any charge for a supply of water.	And grant per- mission, &c.
XL AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall and may be lawful for the said president and directors to call and demand from the said subscribers respectively, all such sums of money by them subscribed, in instalments, not exceeding ten dollars each, under pain of forfeiture of their shares, and of all previous payments thereon, to the said president, directors and company; provided that no such de- mand shall be made without thirty days previous notice being given in the different news-papers of the city of Baltimore; and provided also, that not more than one such payment shall be called for or required in any term of four months.	President. &c. may call for all sums, &c.