1200 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 494

or right of way in which, under this Act, a water main or sani-
tary sewer is laid, a water service pipe or sewer connection
which shall be extended, as required, from the water main or
sewer to the property line of the abutting lot, said service pipe
or connection to be constructed by and at the sole expense of
the said Commission. When any water main or sewer is de-
clared by said Commission complete and ready for the delivery
of water or the reception of sewage, every abutting owner shall,
after due notice, make connection of all spigots or hydrants,
toilets or waste drains with said water main or sewer within
a time prescribed by said Commission. Where the aforesaid
fixtures do not exist or are of a nature which, in the judgment
of the Commission, is improper or inadequate, satisfactory
equipment shall be installed. All cesspools, sink drains and
privies shall be abandoned and left in such a way that they
cannot again be used or injuriously affect the public health,
said disposition to be determined by the Commission; and all
wells that are found by the Commission to be polluted or a
menace to health shall likewise be abandoned and closed. Any
violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misde-
meanor punishable under Section 18 of this Act.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That no water supply,
sewerage or storm water drainage system, or any part or appur-
tenance thereof, and no water mains, sewers or drains, or con-
nections therewith, within such parts or portions of said City
of Salisbury as have been supplied with sewerage or water sys-
tems under the provisions of this Act, whether upon private
premises or otherwise, shall be constructed by any person or
persons, firm, corporation, institution or community without
the written consent of and under rules prescribed by the Com-
mission, and any violation of this section shall be punishable
in the same manner and subject to the same penalties as pro-
vided under Section 18 of this Act.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That, where the city or
any person or persons, firm, corporation, institution or com-
munity has a completed or partially completed water supply,
sewerage or drainage system, or water main, sewer or drain
within the City of Salisbury, the Commission may, as a part
of the main general system, use and operate said completed
or partially completed system or water main, sewer or drain;
and may use, operate or acquire the same by gift, purchase,
condemnation, lease or otherwise, and require all properties
within reasonable distance therefrom to be connected there-