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either in fee or as an easement, within or without the town of
Bel Air, for the construction, extension or maintenance of any
sewer or appurtenance thereto or for any sewage disposal plant
or part thereof, tank or pumping station, the commission may
purchase the same from the owners, or failing; to agree with
the owner, owners, tenants, lessors or other persons interested
therein may condemn the same as now or as may be hereafter
provided for condemnation of land under Article 33 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the Commission
shall be empowered and directed to formulate and enforce1 such
rules and regulations as they may deem necessary for main-
taining and operating said sewerage system and said sewage
disposal plant under their control, and shall formulate and put
into effect plumbing regulations which shall govern the in-
stallation and alteration of all drainage arrangements on pri-
vate property. Said Commission may require that no plumb-
ing or drainage work be done on any private property without
the receipt of a permit and the payment of a reasonable charge
therefor. Any violation of any rule or regulation promulgated
under authority of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, pun-
ishable under Section 17.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That Commission with
the consent and approval of the County Commissioners of
Harford County shall have authority to establish grades for all
streets, roads, and sidewalks, within the area served by the
sewerage system and sewage disposal plant, except streets,
highways, county roads, alleys and sidewalks within the cor-
porate limits of the town which have been established and im-
proved, at the time of the passage of this Act for the purpose
of enabling the Commission to make their surveys, plans and
plats to establish a permanent system of streets and highways.
The Commission may require payment from each person or
persons submitting a plat for approval of an amount approxi-
mately equal to the cost of labor involved in determining
whether said plat shall be approved or not, but in no instance
shall this charge exceed $25. 00.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the Commission
may enter upon any State, county or municipal street, road
or alley or any public highway, for the purpose of installing,
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