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recorded among the records of the 'Clerk's office in the county in which
said land is situated. Said benefit charges shall be in default after sixty-
days from the date of levy and said levy and any judgment obtained as
a result of the default of payment thereof shall bear interest at the rate of
1 per cent a month from and after the time said levy is in. default

1929, ch. 27, sec. 6.

371. The authorities shall provide for each and every property abut-
ting 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 required, from the
water main to the property line of the abutting lot, said water connection
to be constructed by and at the sole expense of said authorities. When any
water main is declared by said authorities complete and ready for the
delivery of water, every abutting property owner, after due notice, shall
make connection of all water plumbing with said main within such reason-
able time as may be prescribed by said authorities. Any violation of the
provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable under Sec-
tion 381.

1929, ch. 27, sec. 7.

372. For the purpose of providing funds for maintaining, repairing
and operating the water system constructed under the provisions of this
Act, including overhead expense and proper depreciation allowance, the
authorities shall have full power and authority to make such service rates
as they may deem necessary, chargeable against all properties served by
a water supply system under their ownership. Service rates shall be sub-
ject to change from time to time as said authorities deem necessary. Said
rates shall be payable at such times and shall be subject to such penal-
ties for non-payment, as said authorities may determine, and they shall
be collectible against the owner of the property served, in the same man-
ner as other debts are collectible at law.

1929, ch. 27, sec. 8.

373. The authorities shall be empowered and authorized to formulate
and cause to be effective such rules and regulations as they may deem
necessary for maintaining and operating the water supply system under
their control, and may formulate and put into effect plumbing regula-
tions which shall govern the instalation and alteration of all plumbing
arrangements on private property. Said authorities may require that no
plumbing work be done on any private property without the receipt of
a permit and without the payment of such charge as they may deem rea-
sonable. Any violation of any rule or regulation promulgated under
authority of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Sec-
tion 381.

1929, ch. 27, sec. 9.

374. Said authorities whenever they deem it necessary may take or
acquire any land, structures, building, water courses, water rights or other