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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act repealing
the Charter of the town of Ellicott City shall not release
or relieve any person, firm, co-partnership or body corpo-
rate from the payment of any or all taxes now due the mu-
nicipality of Ellicott City, but the Register of Ellicott City
shall have and hold the same rights now provided by law
for collection of any and all such taxes and provided fur-
ther, that the Commissioners of Ellicott City shall, on or
before the first of July, 1935, turn over to the Board of
Commissioners of Howard County all books, papers and
effects of every kind or character now in their hands and
shall deliver unto the Board of County Commissioners of
Howard County any and all chattels or personal property
of any kind held by them for or by the municipality of
Ellicott City and shall by good and sufficient deed, convey
to the Board of County Commissioners of Howard County
any and all real property held by them for or on account
of said municipality.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1935.

Approved May 17, 1935.

CHAPTER 231.

AN ACT to add two new sections to Article 22 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
'"Washington County, " sub-title "Williamsport, " said new
sections to be known as Section 864A and 864B and to
follow immediately after Section 864 of said Article, re-
quiring owners of property to connect their respective
drains with the sewerage system upon completion of said
system, or any portion thereof, and to abandon the use
of existing arrangements of every sort for the disposal
of sewage or drainage in the Town of Williamsport, and
authorizing and empowering the Burgess and Commis-
sioners of Williamsport, by ordinances, to fix, establish
and adjust reasonable sewer rents, rates and charges for
the use of said sewers and to prescribe penalties for the
violation of any ordinances passed hereunder.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That two new sections be and they are hereby
added to Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of