1804 ARTICLE 7.

as a lien for a period longer than two years from the date from which the
same became in default, unless it is reduced to a judgment and duly
recorded among the records of the office of the Clerk of Carroll County.
Said benefit charge shall be payable at the office of the Mayor and Council
of Mt. Airy immediately upon being levied, and shall be in default after
60 days from that date; and said levy, and any judgment obtained as a
result of the default of the payment thereof, shall bear interest at the
rate of 1 per cent, a month from and after the time said levy is in defaiult.

1924, ch. 126, sec. 8.

249. The Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy shall provide for each and
every property abutting upon a street or right-of-way in which, under this
Act, a water main is laid, a water connection which shall be extended as re-
quired, from the water main to the property line of the abutting lot, said
connection to be constructed by, and at the sole expense of the Mayor
and Council of Mt. Airy. When any water main is declared by the said
Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy complete and ready for the delivery of
water, every abutting property owner, after due notice, shall make con-
nection of all spigots of hydrants, toilets, with said water main within a
time prescribed by the said Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy. Where the
aforesaid fixtures do not exist or are of a nature which, in the judgment
of the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy, is improper or inadequate, satis-
factory equipment shall be installed. All wells and cisterns that are
found by the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy to be polluted or a menace
to health shall be abandoned and closed. Any violation of the provisions
of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable under Section 257 of
this subtitle.

1924, ch. 126, sec. 9.

250. Before any plumbing, water works construction is done in any
building, or upon any private property, within the corporate limits of the
town of Mt. Airy, the person, firm or corporation doing the same shall
first obtain a permit from said Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy and pay
therefor such reasonable sum as the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy may
prescribe. Such work shall be done under and pursuant to such rules,
regulations and requirements as the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy
may, from time to time, formulate, and subject to such inspection as may
be deemed necessary. No connection of any kind shall be made with any
water main, constructed or maintained by said Mayor and Council of
Mt. Airy, without a permit and under such conditions as said Mayor
and Council of Mt. Airy may authorize. Said Mayor and Council of Mt.
Airy shall have the right of entry at reasonable hours to all buildings
and premises having any connection with the water supply system under
its jurisdiction, and may order and require such changes in all water
supply connections as it may deem necessary to eliminate improper use
of water. In order to prevent waste of water, said Mayor and Council
of Mt. Airy shall have the right of entry at reasonable hours to all build-