ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 507

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That all sums collected
by the Mayor and Council for front-foot and connection assess-
ments levied against property for water and sewer construction,
as provided under Sections 6 and 9, shall be set aside as a
separate fund and designated as the "Current Interest and
Sinking Fund Account, " from which fund interest shall be
paid on all outstanding bonds, and the balance, if any, trans-
ferred to the "Water and Sewerage Sinking Fund Account, "
as provided under Section 4. The Mayor and Council, in order
to determine the amount necessary to be levied under Section
4, shall deduct the amount to the credit of said "Current Inter-
est and Sinking Fund Account, " from the whole amount to be
raised in any one year for interest and sinking fund on out-
standing bonds, and the balance remaining to be raised shall be
the amount to be collected by taxation as provided under Sec-
tion 4.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of
providing funds for maintaining, repairing and operating their
water supply and sewerage systems, including overhead ex-
penses and proper depreciation allowance, said Mayor and
Council shall be empowered and directed to make such service
rates as may be necessary, chargeable against all properties
having a connection with any water main or sewer under their
ownership. Said rates shall be uniform throughout the town,
but subject to change from time to time as necessary The rates
for service shall consist of a ready to serve charge based upon
the size of the meter on the water connection leading to the
property, and of a charge for water used, which shall include
the proportionate cost of maintenance and operation of the
sewerage system, and shall be based upon the amount of water
passing the meter during the period between the last two read-
ings, said meter being required to be placed on each water con-
nection by, and at the sole expense of, the Mayor and Council
In case a property is connected to the sewerage system but doe?
not use water from the municipal system, the Mayor and Coun-
cil shall make such rate for sewerage service as they shall deem
proper. Bills for the amount of the charges as above specified
shall be sent quarterly or semi-annually, as the Mayor and
Council shall determine, to each property served, and shall be
thereupon payable at the office of the Mayor and Council; and
if any bill shall remain unpaid after thirty days from date of
sending, the Mayor and Council shall, after written notice, to
be left upon the premises or mailed to the last known address
of the owner, turn off the water from the property in question