982 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 506

date of the order making the levy. On all of the front foot
benefit charges heretofore levied as effective at dates other
than January the 1st the Commission shall collect, under
the provisions of the law as it existed prior to the passage of
this Act, the front foot benefit charges that have accrued to
the end of the current year for which they were levied and all
arrears and shall stamp upon the County Treasurer's books,
as hereinafter provided for as due for the year 1927, only
that amount of the year 1927 which has not been paid or
collected, except that said Commission shall collect, under
the provisions of the law existing prior to the passage of this
Act, all front foot benefit charges due and payable January
1st, 1927, in the Chevy Chase and Seat Pleasant Districts.

Section 8-A. And be it further enacted. That the Washing-
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission shall cause to be stamped
upon the Treasurer's books of the: respective counties, an-
nually, opposite the properties or owners listed therein which
are subject to a front foot benefit charge heretofore or her
after to be levied, the annual front foot benefit charge levied
against said properties, noting in said book the total front
foot benefit charge. For the purpose of making such entries
the said Commission shall have free access to the said books
for thirty days, or so much thereof as may be necessary, prior
to the time when the actual collection of taxes begins in the
respective counties. All protests, objections or complaints
concerning said front foot benefit charge shall by the respective
Treasurers be referred to said Commission, and it shall not
be within the power of said Treasurers to remit, change or
amend said charges. Any properties against which the Com-
mission has levied a front foot benefit charge not assessed for
State or County taxes shall be added to the Treasurer's books
by said Commission, and said Treasurer shall collect the same
as herein directed..

The Treasurers respectively of Prince George's and Mont-
gomery Counties or other tax collecting authorities shall cause
to be printed upon their tax bills the following:

"To Sanitary Commission front foot benefit charge $.....

...... " and provide a space for the interest or penalty, and

shall make the proper and necessary entries on all bills sent
out, and shall collect the amounts noted thereon with the State
and County taxes.

Said front foot benefit charges from and after January 1st,
1927, shall for all purposes of collection be treated as County