982 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 381

said bonds, is hereby declared a misdemeanor and punishable as
other misdemeanors are punishable, by Section 16 of this Act.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That whenever the plans
and specifications for said water supply and sewerage system
for said town shall have been completed and said Mayor and
Town Council of Kitzmillersville shall have decided, after op-
portunity for a hearing has been given, to proceed with the con-
struction, they shall advertise by notice in such newspapers
construction of said system, in parts or as a whole, as in their
and technical press as they may deem proper, for bids for the
judgment may appear advisable. The contract shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder, or the Mayor and Town Council
of Kitzmillersville may reject any or all bids and, if in their
discretion the prices quoted are unreasonable, they may read-
vertise the work or any part of it, or may do any part or all of
the work by day labor; provided that at any time the Mayor
and Town Council of Kitzmillersville may, in their discretion,
expend by day labor for construction work an amount not ex-
ceeding $1, 000 without advertising or receiving bids. All such
contracts may be protected by such bonds, penalties and condi-
tions as the Mayor and Town Council of Kitzmillersville shall
require, all of which shall be enforceable in any court having
jurisdiction.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Town
Council shall assess benefits for such part of the cost of con-
struction of said water supply and sewerage systems as it may
deem proper, and for this purpose shall divide all properties
binding upon a street, lane, alley, or right-of-way, in which a
Water pipe or sewer is to be laid, into four classes, namely: sub-
division, industrial or business, small acreage and agricultural.
Immediately upon the commencement of the water supply and
sewerage project, the Mayor and Town Council are empowered
and directed to fix and levy an assessment upon all property
abutting upon said water main or sewer in accordance with the
classification, and shall in writing notify all owners of said
properties into which class their respective properties fall and
the assessment determined upon, naming also in said notice a
time and place when at which said owners will be heard. Such
notice shall be mailed to the last known address, or served in
person upon any adult occupying the premises, or in the case of
vacant or unimproved property, posted upon the premises. The
classification of and assessment against any property as made
by the Mayor and Town Council shall be final, subject only to