Pennsylvania Act 1905-223 — CITY WATER SYSTEMS, POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN

Act text

CITY WATER SYSTEMS, POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN
                  Act of May 2, 1905, P.L. 350, No. 223               Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing and empowering cities, owning and operating water-
        works systems, to enter, by any of its employes, upon private
        lands through which may pass any stream or streams of water
        supplying such cities, for the purpose of patrolling the
        drainage area, and making investigations or inquiries
        pertaining to the condition of the stream or streams,
        sanitary or otherwise.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 4701 of Act 317 of 1931 provided
            that Act 223 is repealed insofar as it relates to third
            class cities.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That any city owning and
     operating a water-works system is hereby authorized and
     empowered to enter, by any of its employes, upon private lands
     through which may pass any stream or streams of water supplying
     such city, for the purpose of patrolling the drainage area of
     such stream or streams, and making investigations or inquiries
     pertaining to the condition of the stream or streams, sanitary
     or otherwise: Provided however, That any injury or damage done
     to the property, so entered upon, shall be paid by such city.