the  purpose  of  supplying  gas  or  electric  light  to  any  applicant
where  the  ground  in  which  such  pipe  or  wire  is  required  to
be  laid  shall  be  frozen,  or  shall  otherwise  present  serious
obstacles  to  laying  the  same;  nor  unless  the  applicant,  if
required,  shall  deposit  in  advance  with  the  corporation  a  sum
of  money  sufficient  to  pay  the  cost  of  bis  portion  of  the  pipe
or  wire  required  to  be  laid,  and  the  expense  of  laying  such
portion.^

Sec.  740.  Deposit  of  money  may  be  required.— Every
gas  light  and  electric  light  corporation  may  require  every
person  to  which  such  corporation  shall  supply  gas  or  electric
light  for  lighting  any  building,  room  or  premises  to  deposit
with  such  corporation  a  reasonable  sum  of  money  according
to  the  number  and  size  of  lights  used  or  required,  or  pro-
posed to  be  used  for  two  calendar  months,  by  such  person
and  the  quantity  of  gas  and  electric  light  necessary  to  supply
the  same  as  security  for  the  payment  of  the  gas  and
electric  light  rent  or  compensation  for  gas  consumed,
or  rent  of  pipe  or  wire  and  fixtures,  to  become  due  to  the
corporation,  but  every  corporation  shall  allow  and  pay  to  every
such  depositor  legal  interest  on  the  sum  deposited  for  the
time  his  deposit  shall  remain  with  the  corporation.^

Sec.  741.  Buildings  may  be  entered  for  the  examina-
tion of  meters,  lights,  and  so  forth.— Any  officer  or  other
agent  of  any  gas  light  or  electric  light  corporation,  for  that
purpose  duly  appointed  and  authorized  by  the  corporation,may
at  all  reasonable  times,  upon  exhibiting  a  written  authority,
signed  by  the  president  and  secretary  of  the  corporation,  enter
any  dwelling,  store,  or  building,  room  or  place  lighted  with
gas  or  electric  light  supplied  by  such  corporation,  for  the  pur-
pose of  inspecting  and  examining  the  meters,  pipes,  fittings,
wires  and  works  for  supplying  or  regulating  the  supply  of  gas
or  electric  liflit  and  of  ascertaining  the  quantity  of  gas  or
electric  light  consumed  or  supplied,  and  if  any  person  shall,  at
any  time,  directly  or  indirectly,  prevent  or  hinder  any  such
officer  or  agent  from  so  entering  any  such  premises,  or  from
making  such  inspection  or  examination  at  any  reasonable  time,
1  L.  1890,  c.  566,   §  65.  a  Id.,  §  66.
