7. Upon the petition of the persons desiring to form the company, the municipal council of the municipality in whose territory the operations of the company are to be carried on may, within 30 days from the date of the acknowledgment mentioned in section 6, pass a by-law granting authority to such persons as a company to lay down pipes under the streets, squares and other public places, for the distribution of water or gas, or both, in the territory of such municipality.
R. S. 1964, c. 285, s. 7; 1996, c. 2, s. 581.