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against all taxable property in Anne Arundel County a
sufficient sum to make up the deficiency. The Commission
is authorized to pay the interest on any bonds it may issue
out of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, but not more
than one year's interest may be so expended.

Section 432. For the purpose of paying the interest and
providing the sinking fund for the bonds issued by said
Commission as in this Act provided for the water supply,
sewerage or drainage systems to be constructed, purchased
or established under this Act, the said Commission is
hereby empowered and directed to establish a proper and
reasonable charge for connection with said water supply,
sewerage and; drainage system so to be constructed, pur-
chased or established as aforesaid, and to fix an Annual
assessment on all properties, improved or unimproved,

binding upon 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, and the first payment shall when practicable to col-
lected during the year which the construction is completed
on the water supply, sewerage or drainage systems, or in
which the systems are purchased or acquired. The said
Commission for the purpose of assessing benefits shall
divide all properties binding upon a street, road, lane, alley
or right-of-way, in which a water pipe or sanitary sewer
is to be laid, into four classes, namely: Agricultural, small
acreage, industrial or business, and subdivision property,
and the Commission may subdivide each of said classes in
such manner as it may deem to be in the public interests.
Whenever any water supply or sewerage project in said
district or districts shall have been completed by March
31st, in any one year, regardless of when said construction
was commenced, then the said Commission shall fix and
levy a benefit charge as of the first day of January in which
the project was completed upon all property in said district
abutting upon said water main or sewer, in accordance
with the classification or subdivision thereof, and shall in
writing, notify all owners of said properties into which
class and subdivision their respective properties fall and
charge determined upon, naming also in said notice a time
and place, when and at which time said owner will be
heard. Such notice may be mailed to the last known ad-
dress of the owner, or served in person upon any adult
occupying the premises or in case of a vacant or unim-
proved property posted upon the premises. The classifica-