948 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 423

nection assessments shall have the same priority rights, be pay-
able at the same time and in the same manner, be enforceable
in the same way, and be subject to the same penalties for non-
payment as front foot assessments.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted,, That all sums collected
by "The Commissioners of Vienna" for front foot and connec-
tion assessments, levied against property for water construc-
tion, as provided under Sections 6 and 9, shall be set aside as
a separate fund and designated as the ''Current Interest and
Redemption Fund Account," from which fund interest shall
be paid on all outstanding bonds, and the balance, if any, ap-
plied to the redemption of said bonds, as provided under Sec-
tion 4. "The Commissioners of Vienna," in order to deter-
mine the amount necessary to be levied under Section 4, shall
deduct the amount to the credit of said " Current Interest and
Redemption Fund Account" from the whole amount to be
raised in any one year for interest and redemption fund on
outstanding bonds, and the balance remaining to be raised
shall be the amount to be collected by taxation as provided un-
der Section 4.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of providing funds for maintaining, repairing and operating
their water, supply systems, including overhead expenses and
proper depreciation allowance, the said "The Commissioners
of Vienna" shall be empowered and directed to make such
service rates as may be necessary, chargeable against all prop-
erties having a connection with any water main 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 lead-
ing to the property, and of a charge for water used, and shall
be based upon the amount of water passing the meter during
the period between the last two readings, said meter being re-
quired to be placed on each water connection by, and at the
sole expense of, "The Commissioner? of Vienna." Bills for
the amount of the charges as above specified shall be sent
quarterly or semi-annually, as "The Commissioners of Vi-
enna" shall determine, to each property served, and shall be
thereupon payable at the office of "The Commissioners of
Vienna''; and if any bill shall remain unpaid after thirty
days from date of sending, "'The Commissioners of Vienna"
shall, after written notice, to be left upon the premises or