ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 951

the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 21, 1933.

CHAPTER 506.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections
5, 5A and 6 of Chapter 394 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1931, relating to the levying
by the County Commissioners of Howard County of cer-
tain taxes upon the assessable property in the special
taxing district in the First Election District of Howard
County, thereby created, for the payment of water bonds
and to authorize and empower said County Commis-
sioners to condemn property for the laying of mains if
permission so to do is not given said Commissioners.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 5, 5A and 6 of Chapter 394 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1931, be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments
to read as" follows:

5. The Board of County Commissioners of Howard
County are hereby authorized and directed to levy an an-
nual front foot tax or charge, not exceeding 20 cents per
front foot, for all property upon which or along which
water mains are laid. Provided, that when mains are laid
upon or along property, the length of property to be as-
sessed shall be limited to a maximum charge of 200 feet;
and provided, further, that the minimum charge shall not
be less than an amount equal to 30 feet where the front
footage is less than 30 feet. The money received from the
front foot tax or charge shall be applied to the payment of
the interest on the bonds issued under the authority of this
Act and for the payment of said bonds as they mature. In
addition to the front foot tax or charge, 'the said County
Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to levy
for the purpose of defraying the expense of bringing water
into said district and of defraying the additional cost of
large mains, a direct annual tax, not exceeding 10c per
$100. 00 of assessable property, on all the assessable prop-
erty in the said special taxing area or district sufficient to