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extent of its lien; and for the purpose of giving notice to
the general public as to existing liens and charges against
any property within the sanitary district abutting upon any
water or sewer main, the said Commission shall keep a
public record of all names of owners of property, locations
of said property, lot numbers when of record, and the amount
of such benefit charges, water service charges or such other
charges that may become liens from time to time. Said
records shall be kept in the County seat of government and
among the Mechanic lien records of Allegany County, and
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county shall furnish
such space as may be necessary to keep and preserve such
records, which, when published in said public records, shall
be legal notice of all existing liens within such sanitary
district. If any liens, benefit assessments or other charges re-
main unpaid for sixty (60) days after becoming due, they may
be collected by an action of assumpsit or by a bill in equity
to enforce such liens, and any judgment or decree obtained,
where the defendants have been served by someone or sub-
poena, or in any other manner provided by law, shall have
the force and effect of a judgment in personam; and the Com-
mission may sue, or file a bill in equity to enforce said liens
against the owner of record at the time said levy was made,
or the owner of record at the time said suit is filed or any
owner of record between said dates, and publication thereon
shall be notice to all persons having any interest in said
property.
380P. The Commission shall provide for each and every
property abutting upon a street or right-of-way in which
under this sub-title a water main or sewer is laid, a water
service pipe or sewer connection, which shall be extended
as required, from the water main or sewer to the property
line of the abutting lot, said service pipe or connection with
sewer shall be constructed by and at the sole expense of the
Commission, but subject to a reasonable charge for said
connection as provided in Section 380L of this sub-title,
which said charge shall be paid by all property owners at
the office of the Commission before the actual connection
with any pipe or private property is made.
380Q. When any water main or sewer is declared by said
Commission complete and ready for the delivery of water
or the reception of sewerage, every abutting property owner,
after due notice, shall make a connection of all spigots, or
hydrants, toilets and waste drains with said water main or
sewer within the time prescribed by the Commission. Where
the aforesaid fixtures do not exist, or are of a nature which,
in the judgment of the Commission, is improper or inade-
quate, satisfactory equipment shall be installed by the
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