30 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 12

them, or against those properties where the owners thereof
have already paid the sums necessary to make up a deficit as
aforesaid; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland by the repeal and re-enactment of said sec-
tion to authorize and permit the County Commissioners of
Baltimore County in their discretion to create subclassifica-
tions of any such class in each calendar year so as to reflect
the cost of installation of any such water pipe or sanitary
sewer system in any such year and to provide for uniform
charges for each class of property and for each such sub-
classification thereof so as to reflect the cost of installation
of water and sewer facilities during the year of the installa-
tion thereof without the necessity of increasing said front
foot assessments as to those properties previously assessed
and which are already self-supporting.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 335 of Article 3 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Baltimore
County", sub-title "Health and Sanitation" (Metropolitan
District), as the same was repealed and re-enacted by Chap-
ter 1017 of the Acts of 1945, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

335. For the purpose of paying the interest and providing
the sinking fund for the bonds issued by the County Com-
missioners, as hereinafter provided for the water supply, sew-
erage and drainage systems, or parts thereof, to be con-
structed, purchased or established under this Act, the Com-
missioners are hereby empowered and directed to make a
proper and reasonable charge for connection with said water
supply, sewerage and drainage systems, or parts thereof, so to
be constructed, purchased, or established, as aforesaid, to
change and vary said connection charges from time to time in
order to reflect cost, and to fix an annual assessment on all
properties, improved and unimproved, binding on a street,
road, lane, alley or right-of-way in which a water main, sewer
or drain has been built. The said annual assessment shall be
made upon the front foot basis, except in situations where
property owners have agreed with the Commissioners on
another or additional basis of annual assessments upon their
property under the provisions of Section 330. The first pay-
ment shall be collectible during the year that the construction
is started on the water supply, sewerage or drainage sys-
tems, or parts thereof, or in which the systems are purchased
and acquired. Interest at the rate of one-half of 1% per
month shall be charged on all said annual assessments remain-
ing unpaid on June first after said annual assessment shall
be due and payable. The Commissioners, for the purpose of