640 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 370

Water. No private or semi-public water supply installation
intended for the use of two or more buildings or premises
shall be constructed in said town of Leonardtown without the
person, firm or corporation doing the work having first ob-
tained a permit from said Commissioners of Leonardtown and
paid a reasonable charge therefor, and such plants shall then
be installed, maintained and operated under such rules and
regulations as said Commissioners of Leonardtown may re-
quire or devise. Any violation of any of the provisions of this
section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Section 15
of this Act.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted. That for every water
connection made with the service pipe constructed under this
Act, the said Commissioners of Leonardtown shall make such
charge as they shall determine to be reasonable, which charge
shall be uniform throughout the town of Leonardtown, sub-
ject, however, to revision annually by the Commissioners of
Leonardtown. Said charge shall be paid by all property
owners to the Commissioners of Leonardtown before the actual
connection with any pipe or private property is made; or any
owner so desiring may so pay one fourth of said charge, in
which case the balance shall be paid in three equal install-
ments, such deferred payments to bear interest at the rate
of 6 per cent, and to be payable at the same time, in the same
manner, and subject to the same penalties and methods of
collection, as the front foot benefit charges provided under
Section 6. One-half of the revenue, above actual cost, derived
from such charges, shall be retained by the Commissioners of
Leonardtown and as a contingent fund for repairs, replace-
ments, or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance and
operation of the water supply system under their control.
The remaining half shall be applied by the Commissioners of
Leonardtown to the payment of the bonded debt as hereinafter
provided.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That all sums collected
by the Commissioners of Leonardtown for benefits levied
against property for water supply construction, and half of
all sums collected by the Commissioners of Leonardtown for
water connections, as provided in Section 9, shall be set aside
as a separate fund to be known and designated as the "Cur-
rent Interest and Sinking Fund," from which interest shall
be paid on all outstanding bonds, and the balance, if any,