WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 492

OR THE PURCHASE OF BONDS OF THE SAME ISSUE OR SERIES ON THE
OPEN MARKET FOR SUCH PRICE AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY
DETERMINE TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTY, PROVIDED
THAT NO PREMIUM IN EXCESS OF FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF THE PAR
VALUE OF SUCH BONDS SHALL BE PAID ON THE PURCHASE OF SUCH
BONDS, AND BONDS SO PURCHASED SHALL BE CANCELED.

(3) ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND
BONDS. PRIOR TO THE PREPARATION OF DEFINITIVE BONDS, THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY, UNDER LIKE RESTRICTIONS, ISSUE
INTERIM RECEIPTS OR TEMPORARY BONDS, WITH OR WITHOUT
COUPONS, EXCHANGEABLE FOR DEFINITIVE BONDS WHEN SUCH BONDS
HAVE BEEN EXECUTED AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY. THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ALSO PROVIDE, BY RESOLUTION, FOR
THE REPLACEMENT OF ANY BONDS WHICH SHALL BE MULTILATED,
DESTROYED OR LOST. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ISSUE BONDS TO REFUND, PAY OR
DISCHARGE ALL OR ANY PART OF THE OUTSTANDING BONDS, NOTES OR
OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS, INCLUDING INTEREST THEREON,
ISSUED AS HEREINABOVE PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
FUNDS FOR WATER, SEWAGE AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS OR
SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY. THE RELEVANT
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION PERTAINING TO BONDS SHALL BE
EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO THE AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF
SUCH REFUNDING BONDS, INCLUDING THE TERMS, RATES AND OTHER
ASPECTS THEREOF.

G. WATER OR SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES. FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND OPERATING THE
COUNTY WATER, SEWERAGE AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM AND
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON
ANY BONDS ISSUED OR TO BE ISSUED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AS IN THIS SECTION PROVIDED, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE
HEREBY EMPOWERED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE, WITHIN EACH SPECIAL
TAXING DISTRICT AS ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTY, A CHARGE FOR
EVERY WATER OR SEWER CONNECTION. THE CHARGES HEREIN
PROVIDED SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE COST TO THE COUNTY FOR
MAKING SUCH CONNECTIONS. SUCH CHARGES MAY BE BASED ON
REASONABLE CLASSIFICATIONS AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY
DETERMINE AND MAY VARY FROM TIME TO TIME AMONG SUCH
DISTRICTS DEPENDING UPON ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY FIND TO EXIST. THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ARE EMPOWERED TO DETERMINE THE MANNER IN
WHICH SUCH CHARGES SHALL BE PAYABLE.

H. BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS.

(1) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING OR CONSTRUCTING
COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, OR ANY PARTS THEREOF, OR

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