ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  865

title "Baltimore County, " sub-title "Health and Sanita-
tion, " sub-heading "Metropolitan District, " providing for
interest on certain unpaid annual assessments in the Metro-
politan District of Baltimore County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 335 of Article 3 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition and 1928 Edition
by Judge Offutt), title "Baltimore County, " sub-title "Health
and Sanitation, " sub-heading "Metropolitan District, " be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

335. For the purpose of paying the interest and providing;
the sinking fund for the bonds issued by the County Commis-
sioners, as hereinafter provided for the water supply, sewerage
and drainage systems to be constructed, purchased or estab-
lished under this Act, the Commissioners are hereby empow-
ered and directed to establish a proper and reasonable charge
for connection with said water supply, sewerage and drainage
systems so to be constructed, purchased or established as afore-
said, and to fix an annual assessment on all properties, im-
proved and unimproved, binding upon a street, road, lane,
alley or right of way in which a water main, sewer or drain
has been built. ' The said annual assessment shall be made upon
the front foot basis, and the first payment shall be collectible
during the year that the construction is started on the water
supply, sewerage or drainage system, or in which the systems
are purchased or acquired. And interest at the rate of one-
half of 1% per month shall be charged on all said annual as-
sessments remaining unpaid 60 days after said annual assess-
ment shall be due and payable. The Commissioners, for the
purpose of assessing benefits, shall divide all properties front-
ing upon a street, lane or alley, in which a water pipe or sani-
tary sewer is to be laid, into four classes, namely: First, Agri-
cultural; Second, Small Acreage; Third, Industrial or Busi-
ness, and Fourth, Subdivision Property, and the benefit charges
shall be fixed and levied in accordance with the above classifi-
cation; provided, however, that no front foot benefit charge
shall be levied against any agricultural property until such
property is connected with said water pipe or sanitary sewer,
and provided, further, that when connected, the length of agri-
cultural property to be assessed shall be limited to 150 feet.
The Commissioners shall change the classification of proper-
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