ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1037

the date; and said levy, and any judgment obtained as a re-
sult of the default after 60 days from that date; and said
levy, and any judgment obtained as a result of the default
of the payment thereof, shall bear interest at the rate of 1
per cent, a month from and after the time said levy is in
default.

SEC 7. And be it further enacted, That said Ma^or and
Council shall provide for each and every property abutting
upon a street or right-of-way in which, under this Act, a
water main or sewer is laid, a water connection or sewer con-
nection which shall be extended as required, from the water
main or sewer to the property line of the abutting lot, said
connection to be constructed by, and at the sole expense of
the Mayor and Council. When any water main or sewer is
declared by the Mayor and Council complete and ready for the
delivery of water or the reception of sewage, every abutting
property owner, after due notice, shall make connection of all
spigots or hydrants, toilets, sink drains, wash trays, etc., with
said water main or sewer within the time prescribed by the
Mayor and Council. Where the aforesaid fixtures do not exist
or are of a nature which, in the judgment of the Mayor and
Council, is improper or inadequate, satisfactory equipment shall
be installed. All wells that are found by the Mayor and Coun-
cil, or the County or State Health authorities, to be polluted
or a menace to health shall be abandoned and closed. All cess-
pools, sink drains and privies shall be abandoned and left in
such a way that they cannot be again used nor injuriously
affect the public health, said disposition to be determined by
the Mayor and Council or by said authorities. Any violations
of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor pun-
ishable under Section 16 of this Act.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That before any plumb-
ing, water supply or sewer construction is done in any build-
ing or upon any private property, within the corporate limits
of the town of Sykesville, the person or firm or corporation
doing the same shall first obtain a permit from the Mayor and
Council and pay therefor such reasonable sum as the Mayor
and Council may prescribe. Such work shall be done under and
pursuant to such rules, regulations and requirements as the
Mayor and Council may from time to time formulate, not in-
consistent, however, with the requirements of the plumbing
Code of the State of Maryland, and subject to such inspection