WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1939

the provisions of this Act, including overhead expense and
power 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 subject to change from time to time as said authori-
ties deem necessary. Said rates shall be payable at such
times and shall be subject to such penalties for non-payment,
as said authorities may determine, and they shall be collectible
against the owner of the property served, in the same manner
as other debts are collectible at law.

94Z. The authorities shall be empowered and authorized
to formulate and cause to be effective such rules and regu-
lations as they may deem necessary for maintaining and
operating the water supply system under their control, and
may formulate and put into effect plumbing regulations
which shall govern the installation and alteration of all
plumbing arrangements on private property. Said authori-
ties 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 reasonable.
Any violation of any rule or regulation promulgated under
authority of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable
under Section 94AH.

94AA. Said authorities whenever they deem it necessary
may take or acquire any land, structures, building, water
courses, water rights or other property, either within or out-
side the municipality, either in fee or as an easement, for
the construction, establishment, extension, alteration, mainte-
nance, or operation of any part of appurtenance of said
water supply system, this to be done by the purchase of the
same from the owner or owners, or upon the failure to agree,
by the condemnation of the same proceedings in the Circuit
Court for Wicomico County as now provided for condemna-
tion of land by public service corporations in Article 33A of
the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, and said
authorities may, at the same time, condemn the interest of
any tenant, lessee or other person having an interest in said
property. At any time after ten days after the return and
recordation of the verdict or award in said proceedings, the
said authorities may enter upon and take possession of said
property so condemned upon first paying to the Clerk of the
Court the amount of the said award and all costs and taxes
to date, notwithstanding any appeal of further proceedings
upon the part of the defendant. At the time of said pay-
ment, however, they shall give their corporate undertaking