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without a permit and under such conditions as said Commission may au-
thorize. In order to prevent waste of water, said Commission shall have
the right of entry at reasonable hours to all buildings or premises having
any connection with the water supply or sewerage systems under its juris-
diction, and may order and require such changes in all plumbing, water
works or water or sewer connections as it may deem necessary to elimi-
nate leakage, loss of water or unnecessary use of sewers. No private or
semi-public water supply or sewerage installation intended for the use of
two or more buildings or premises shall be constructed in said Sanitary
District without the person, firm or corporation doing the work having
first obtained a permit from said Commission and paid a reasonable charge
therefor, and such plant shall then be installed, maintained and operated
under such rules and regulations as said Commission may require or
devise. Any violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall be
a misdemeanor punishable under Section 1035 of this subtitle.

1918, ch. 122, sec. 11. 1927, ch. 506, sec. 11.

1025. For every water and sewer connection, as provided under Sec-
tion 1023, said Commission shall make such charge as it shall determine
to be reasonable, which charge shall be uniform throughout the Sanitary
District, subject however to a revision annually by the Commission. Said
charge shall be paid by all property owners at the office of the Commis-
sion before the actual connection with any pipe or private property is
made. One-half of the revenue, above actual cost, derived from such
charges shall be retained by the Commission on a contingent fund for re-
pairs, replacements, or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance
and operation of the water supply, sewerage and drainage systems under
its control. The remaining half shall be applied by the Commission to
the payment of the bonded debt as hereinafter provided.

1918, ch. 122, sec. 12.

1026. All sums collected by said Commission for benefits levied against
property for water siipply, sewerage and drainage construction, and half of
all sums collected by the Commission for water, sewer and drain connec-
tions, as provided in Sections 1021 and 1023, shall be set aside as a sepa-
rate fund to be known and designated as the "Current Interest and Sinking
Fund," from which fund interest shall be paid on all outstanding bonds,
and the balance, if any, transferred to the "Joint Sinking Fund Account,"
as provided under Section 1019. Said Commission, in order to determine
the amount necessary to be levied under Section 1019, shall deduct the
amount to its credit in said "Current Interest and Sinking Fund" from
the whole amount necessary to be raised in any one year for interest and
sinking fund on outstanding bonds, and the balance remaining to be raised
shall be the amount to be certified to the County Commissioners of Mont-
gomery and Prince George's Counties for collection by taxation, as pro-
vided under Section 1019.