1488 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 593

county jail, or both, in the discretion of the Court. Where
such act or omission is of a continuous nature, and is persisted
in, in violation of the provisions of this act, or any rule or
regulation formulated thereunder, a conviction from one offense
shall not be a, bar to a conviction for a continuation of such
offense subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That said Commis-
sioners of Delmar. Maryland, shall provide, in their study,
design, maintenance and operation of their said systems and
disposal plant or treatment works, for the reception of sewage
and drainage from the Town of Delmar, Delaware, and they are
expressly authorized and empowered to enter into contracts
and agreements with the proper authorities of Delmar, Dela-
ware, for such reception, disposal or treatment of its sewage
and drainage; provided that any and all costs for the said
study, design, maintenance and operation incurred by the Town
of Delmar, Maryland, for the town of Delmar, Delaware, shall
be paid by the Town of Delmar, Delaware to the Town of
Delmar, Maryland, the construction costs to be paid in a lump
sum at the time any connection is made to the Maryland town's
systems by the Delaware town, and such lump sum shall in-
clude interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum from the
time of expenditure for such construction by the Maryland
town, to the time when said lump sum is paid by the Delaware
town. The proportionate maintenance and operation costs
shall be paid annually by the Delaware town to the Maryland
town.

SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be and the
same are hereby repealed to the extent of their inconsistency,
provided that nothing herein contained shall be taken as affect-
ing Chapter 810 of the Acts of the Maryland Legislature of
1914, nor as restricting any control which the State Board of
Health of Maryland is empowered to exercise within the cor-
porate limits of the Town of Delmar.

SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That at a special elec-
tion to be called by the Commissioners of Delmar there shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of Delmar the question
whether bonds shall be issued for said sewerage system in Del-
mar, and at such election the ballots cast upon such question
shall have the words, "For Bond Issue for Sewerage System, "
and "Against Bond Issue for Sewerage System, " thereon, and
if a majority of the votes cast upon said question shall be "For