5006 ARTICLE 23.

alley or right of way in which the sewer is place; provided, however, that
no lot shall be assessed on more than one side, that corner lots shall be
assessed on that frontage towards which the building does or would natu-
rally face, and that all lots shall be assessed for their full frontage even
though a sewer may not extend along the full length of any boundary;
and, provided, further, that in the case of irregular shaped lots and shal-
low lots fronting on more than one street, the Commissioners of Delmar
may determine upon for assessment, and may assess such length or front-
age as they deem reasonable and fair. Front foot benefit charges for sew-
erage construction shall be uniform for each class of property throughout
the town. The amount of the charge per front foot for each class of prop-
erty for sewers shall be determined from time to time by the Commis-
sioners of Delmar as costs and conditions require. Said benefit charges
shall be paid annually, beginning in the year such construction is begun,
by all properties located as above specified, for a period of years co-exten-
sive with the period of maturity of the bonds out of the proceeds of which
such construction was done; provided, however, that any property owner
may, at his option, within one year from the time said front foot assess-
ment or benefit charge is levied, extinguish the same by the payment in
cash, in one sum, of the proportion of the estimated cost of the projecr
of which the construction abutting upon his property is a part, repre-
sented by the number of front feet with which he is assessed, with interest
at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, from the date of said levy, less any
annual payment that may have been paid thereon. The Commissioners of
Delmar, however, in estimating said cost for the purpose of extinguish-
ment, may add thereto a reasonable margin to protect themselves against
possible changes in the cost of construction and the loss of interest. All
sums received under such plan of extinguishment shall be preserved in-
tact by the Commissioners of Delmar, less the payment of the proportion
of interest properly chargeable to the amount so received, and used for
future construction. The Commissioners of Delmar shall at any time per-
mit a connection with a sewer by a property owner whose property does
not abut on said sewer, and who has not previous thereto paid a benefit
for the construction of said sewer, provided the said Commissioners of
Delmar shall first determine the classification of said property, and a
front foot charge to be paid by said property owner as though his property
abutted on said sewer; and in the event of such connection being made,
said property owner and said property as to all charges, rates and benefits,
shall in every respect stand in the same position as if the said property
abutted upon a sewer. The annual benefit charge as above specified shall
be a first lien upon the property against which they are assessed, subject
only to prior State, County and municipal charges, and shall be enforced
by a judgment upon complaint of the Commissioners of Delmar before
any Justice of the Peace or the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, and
usual execution thereon. No such annual benefit charge shall continue 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 re-