1020 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

curbs thereon; provided, that said Citizens' Committee, subject
to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners and after
due publication thereof, shall have power to assess the cost of
said grading, paving, macadamizing, or improving against the
property abutting on said street, road or lane or sidewalk in
proportion to the frontage of said abutting property on the
same. Said Citizens' Committee, subject to the approval of said
Board of County Commissioners is also further empowered, and
after due public notice thereof, to acquire by purchase, con-
demnation, or otherwise, according to law, property for sewerage
disposal purposes of said village, and to assess the cost of such
property as it may so acquire for sewerage disposal purposes,
and the cost of the construction of sewers and sewerage system,
but not the maintenance thereof, against the real estate using
the same, or benefiting thereby, in proportion to the frontage
of said real estate abutting on a street or streets, road or roads,
lane or lanes, containing the said sewerage system or any part
thereof. All property acquired by said Citizens' Committee
under this Section shall be held for the benefit of the citizens
of said part of the village of Chevy Chase. Any tax so assessed,
as above provided in this Section, shall be payable to the County
Treasurer as follows: In four equal semi-annual installments, the
first installment thereof to become due and payable with six
months after the levy of said special taxes as above provided,
and each of the other said installments within six months after
the preceding one shall have become due; each installment of
said tax shall become a lien against said abutting property, and
shall bear interest from the date of levy thereof at the rate of
six per cent, per annum until paid; or the same may be paid
in full, without interest, during the first installment period;
and if any of said installments thereof be not paid within thirty

days after same shall have become due, the entire amount of
said tax assessed to the person or persons or corporation in
default, with interest, shall thereupon become due and payable,
and may be collected in the same manner provided by this Act
for the collection of other unpaid taxes. And all moneys so
received by said County Treasurer shall upon order of the said
Board of County Commissioners be paid over to the said Treas-
urer of the said village of Chevy Chase, and said Chevy Chase
Citizens' Committee shall become charged with the duty to
grade, pave, macadamize, or otherwise improve said streets,
roads, or lanes or sidewalks within said village, or have such
sewerage constructed, as the case may be; provided, that before
any contract for work shall be entered into, or any obligation