HOWARD COUNTY. 3139

water main or sewer is laid, a water connection or sewer connection which
shall be extended as required, from the water main or sewer to the prop
erty line of the abutting lot, said connection to be constructed by, and at
the sole expense of the Mayor and Council. When any water main or
sewer is declared by the Mayor and Council complete and ready for the
delivery of water or the reception of sewage, every abutting property
owner, after due notice, shall make connection of all spigots or hydrants,
toilets, sink drains, wash trays, etc., with said water main or sewer within
the time prescribed by the Mayor and Council. Where the aforesaid fix-
tures do not exist or are of a nature which, in the judgment of the Mayor
and Council, is improper or inadequate, satisfactory equipment shall be
installed. All wells that are found by the Mayor and Council, or the
county or State health authorities, to be polluted or as menace to health
shall be abandoned and closed. All cesspools, sink drains and privies,
shall be abandoned and left in such a way that they cannot be again used
nor injuriously affect the public health, said disposition to be determined
by the Mayor and Council or by said authorities. Any violations of the
provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Sec-
tion 400 of this sub-title.

1922, ch. 469, sec. 8.

339. Before any plumbing, water supply or sewer construction is done
in any building or upon any private property, within the corporate limits,
of the town of Sykesville, the person or firm or corporation doing the
same shall first obtain a permit from the Mayor and Council and pay
therefor such reasonable sum as the Mayor and Council may prescribe.
Such work shall be done under and pursuant to such rules, regulations
and requirements as the Mayor and Council may from time to time formu-
late, not inconsistent, however, with the requirements of the plumbing
Code of the State of Maryland, and subject to such inspection as may be
deemed necessary. No connection of any kind shall be made with any
water main or sewer, constructed or maintained by the Mayor and Coun-
cil, without a permit and under such conditions as the Mayor and Council
may authorize. The Mayor and Council shall have the right of entry at
reasonable hours to all buildings and premises having any connection
with the water supply or sewerage system under its jurisdiction, and may
order and require such changes in all water or sewerage connections, or
plumbing, as they may deem necessary to eliminate improper use of water
or sewers, or to correct defective plumbing. No private water supply or
sewerage installation shall be constructed in the town of Sykesville with-
out the person, firm or corporation doing the work having first obtained
a permit from the Mayor and Council and paid a reasonable charge there-
for, and such plants shall then be installed, maintained and operated under
such rules and regulations as the Mayor and Council may require. Any
violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor-
punishable under Section 400 of this subtitle.