ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1203

proposed main, conduit, pipe or other structure, which plans
must be approved by the Com mission before such construction
is begun, and when approved no change shall be made in the
physical location of anything shown upon said plan except
upon the approval of the Commission. Whenever any public
service corporation, company or individual shall begin to put
any such main, conduit, pipe or other structure in any such
street, road, alley or public highway without first filing plans
with the Com mission and obtaining the approval thereof, as
above specified, or shall, without the approval of the Commis-
sion, make any change in the location of such mains, conduits,
pipes or other structures, as shown upon the plans approved
by the Commission, or any approved change therein, such
action shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable as prescribed
in Section 18 of this Act, and the Commission may, when any
such main, conduit, pipe or other structure interferes with the
construction or operation of its water or sewer systems or any
of them, remove the same or change the location thereof.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of making extensions beyond the city limits of Salisbury,
which right is hereby expressly conferred upon said Commis-
sion for water supply and sewerage from time to time as it
may deem necessary, all charges and expenses therefor shall
be under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of
Maryland, which is hereby authorized and directed to review
upon application by said Commission the cost of making such
extensions, and the findings of the Public Service Commis-
sion shall be final, except that there may be an appeal to the
courts from such findings, as is provided by law in the case of
other determinations by the Public Service Commission. The
Commission is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to
raise funds, as herein provided, for the expenditures author-
ized and directed by this section.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That said Commission,
for the purpose of assessing benefits for the water supply and
sewerage systems which may be acquired or constructed under
this Act, shall divide all property binding upon a street, lane,
alley or right of way in which the water pipe or sanitary
sewer is to be laid into classes. Immediately upon the pur-
chase or condemnation or construction of the water supply or
sewerage system, the Commission is empowered to fix and
levy a benefit charge upon all property abutting upon the
water mains or sewers in accordance with the classification,