802                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 313

water or sewer connection as it may deem necessary to elimi-
nate leakage, loss of water or unnecessary or improper use of
sewers. The said Commission shall exercise control of the
water supply at all times, and in case of a shortage of water
or for any other reason where the water supply should be con-
served in the discretion of the said Commission and upon
notice to the consumer by its agents or employees, or any news-
paper published within said county one time of an order passed
by said Commission to conserve the water supply. Any viola-
tion of said order shall be a misdemeanor punishable under
Section 444 of this sub-title;. and in addition to the penalty
prescribed the Commission may turn off said water supply of
any person violating said order at any time without further
notice. No private or semi-public water supply or sewerage
installation intended for the use of two or more buildings or
premises shall be constructed in any sanitary district without
the person, firm or corporation doing the work having first
obtained a permit from the Commission and paid a reason-
able charge therefor, and such plant shall then be installed,
maintained and operated under such rules and regulations as
the Commission may require or devise. Any violation of any
of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor pun-
ishable under Section 444 of this sub-title.

435.    Every water and sewer connection as provided in this
Act, the Commission shall make such charge as it shall deter-
mine to be reasonable, based upon the width of the street, road,
alley or right of way in which the connection is made; pro-
vided, however, that the connection charge on either side of the
street, road, alley or right of way shall be uniform. All of the
revenue above actual cost derived from such charges shall be
retained by the Commission as a fund for repairs, replacements
or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance and opera-
tion of the water supply, sewerage and drainage systems under
its control.

436.     All sums collected by the Commission for benefits
levied against the property for water supply, sewerage or
drainage construction shall be set aside as a separate fund to
be known and designated the "Current Interest and Sinking
Fund, " from which fund interest shall be paid on all outstand-
ing bonds, and the balance, if any, transferred to the "Joint
Sinking Fund Account, " as provided in Section 430. The
Commission, in order to determine the amount which it may