810 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 369
pelled to connect his premises with such private sewerage sys-
tem ; second, whether or not the requirement of the State Board
of Health as to the time within which such connections shall
be made is reasonable; and third, whether or not the require-
ments of the State Board of Health as to the manner in which
such connection shall be made is reasonable. If the finding
of the jury shall be in favor of the appellant on the first of
said issues, the same shall be final, but if the finding of the
jury shall be against the appellant on the first of said issues
and in his favor on either the second or third of said issues, or
on both, the papers in the case shall be remanded to the County
Commissioners, who shall transmit a record of the same to the
State Board of Health, which shall forthwith pass a new order
after due notice to the appellant and an opportunity given him
to be heard, and transmit a copy of such order to the County
Commissioners as aforesaid, where it shall again be subject to
appeal upon the issue or issues not previously passed upon.
Any person not complying with such an order of the State
Board of Health which has become final as in section provided,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine
of ten dollars per day for every day during which he fails to
comply with such order, said fines to be collected as other fines
and penalties for misdemeanors are collectible. Provided,
however, that no owner or occupant of any property in Anne
Arundel County shall be required to connect his premises with
any private sewerage system under the provisions of this sec-
tion unless the rates and terms for such connection have been
approved by the Public Service Commission of Maryland, and
that said connection is permitted at the rates and upon the
terms so approved.
186G. No sewerage system shall be established by the coun-
ty under the provision of this Act except in accordance with
plans approved by said State Board of Health or some properly
qualified representative designated by it. The work required
in the construction of all such systems shall be let by contract
to the lowest responsible bidder after proposal duly advertised,
and such work shall be done under the supervision and subject
to the approval of the Roads Engineer of Anne Arundel Coun-
ty. No payment on account of such work shall be made with-
out the approval of said Roads Engineer.
186H. Whenever the cost of any such proposed sewer shall
be such as to result in an assessment greater than one per cent,
of the assessed value of any property benefited thereby, said
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