J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            381

of the [sanitary] district or districts to be served by such re-equip-
ment or enlargement and an ad valorem tax not to exceed ten cents
(10c) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessable value and the
Board of County Commissioners may levy such tax on the assess-
able property within the district or districts benefited. Should re-
ceipts from said tax or other sources be inadequate to deposit the
year's Sinking Fund increment on said bonds for reason of default
or otherwise, such deficiency may be added to and collected in the
next year's tax or the County Commissioners may levy against all
taxable property in Wicomico County a sufficient sum to make up
the deficiency.

429.    Whenever the plans and specifications for [water supply or
sewerage systems] the facilities and systems necessary to provide the
authorized urban service or services for any [sanitary] district shall
have been completed and the Commission shall have decided after
opportunity for a hearing has been given to proceed with the con-
struction thereof, it shall advertise, by notice in one newspaper pub-
lished in said County and such newspapers and technical press as it
may deem proper, for bids for the construction of said [system or
systems] facilities, in part or as a whole, as in its judgment may
appear advisable. The contract shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder, or the Commission may reject any and all bids, and, if in its
discretion the prices quoted are unreasonable or unbalanced, it may
re-advertise the work or any part of it or may do any part or all of
the work by day labor; provided that at any time the Commission
may, in its discretion, expend by day labor for construction work
an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) with-
out advertising or receiving bids. All such contracts shall be pro-
tected by such bonds, penalties and conditions as the Commission
may require, all of which shall be enforced in any Court having
jurisdiction.

430.    (a) For the purpose of paying the interest and principal of
the bonds issued by said Commission as in this sub-title provided
for the [water supply or sewerage systems] facilities to be con-
structed, purchased or established under this sub-title, the said Com-
mission is hereby empowered to establish a proper and reasonable
charge for connection with [said] any water supply or sewerage
system so to be constructed, purchased or established as aforesaid,
and to fix an annual assessment on all properties, improved or
unimproved, binding upon a street, road, lane, alley or right-of-way
in which a water main or sewer has been built. The said annual
assessment shall be made upon the front foot basis, and the first pay-
ment shall be collected during the year in which the construction is
completed on the water supply or sewerage systems, or in which the
systems are purchased or acquired. The said Commission for the
purpose of assessing benefits shall divide all properties binding upon
a street, road, lane, alley or right-of-way, in which a water pipe or
sanitary sewer is to be laid, into four classes, namely: Agricultural,
small acreage, industrial or business, and subdivision property, and
the Commission may subdivide each of said classes in such manner as
it may deem to be in the public interest. Whenever any water supply
or sewerage project in said [sanitary] district or [sanitary] districts
shall have been completed by March 31st, in any one year, regard-
less of when said construction was commenced, then the said Com-
mission shall fix and levy a benefit charge as to the first day of