CHARLESTOWN                                       1905

Resolution of December 16, 1968

Resolution of The Commissioners of Charlestown, adopted pursuant
to the authority of Article 11-E of the Constitution of Maryland
Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to add a new Sec-
tion 44-A to the Code of Public Local Laws of Cecil County (1961
Edition), said Code being Article 8 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, the purpose of this amendment being to add a
new Section to the Charter of the Commissioners of Charlestown,
contained in said Code, to empower the Town to construct, main-
tain and operate a water distribution and supply system both
within and beyond the corporate limits of said Town and to finance
the cost of such construction from any available funds, including
funds realized by the issuance and sale of the bonds of the Town,
and to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest
on said bonds by the imposition and collection of special benefit
assessments and ad valorem taxes, and to provide for the cost of
maintenance and operation of said system and the imposition and
collection of water rates or service charges.

Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF
CHARLESTOWN, that a new Section 44-A is hereby added to the Code
of Public Local Laws of Cecil County (1961 Edition), said Code being
Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, and said Code con-
taining the Charter of The Commissioners of Charlestown in Sections 31
to 46 thereof, so that the Section hereby added shall constitute an amend-
ment of the Town Charter which shall read as follows:

44-A. Water System.

The President and Commissioners, acting for and on behalf of the
Town, are hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain and
operate a water supply and distribution system for the town, including
all appurtenances and facilities necessary and appropriate for a complete
system. In determining the most suitable system for the Town, the Presi-
dent and Commissioners may arrange for the purchase of water from
another agency or from a source beyond the corporate limits of the Town,
and they may construct facilities for the treatment of water either
within or beyond said corporate limits. In addition, they may construct
water supply lines and pumping stations beyond the corporate limits of
the Town to supply consumers outside the Town if such facilities can be
made financially feasible. The President and Commissioners are further
authorized and empowered to enter into appropriate contracts for the
design and construction of said water system and are empowered to enter
into public highways for the laying of water lines, upon compliance with
appropriate conditions for restoration of such highways, to acquire ease-
ments through private property for said water mains or to acquire fee-
simple title for said water system either by purchase or condemnation
in accordance with the laws of Maryland. The President and Commis-
sioners are also authorized to employ suitable personn