986 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 463

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 3, 1939.

CHAPTER 463.
(House Bill 338)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 385
of Offutt's Code of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore
County, Title 29, "Health and Sanitation", sub-title "Balti-
more County Metropolitan District", as the same was re-
pealed and re-enacted by Chapter 186 of the Acts of 1937,
changing the time when interest shall be charged on unpaid
annual assessments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 335 of Offutt's Code of the Public Local
Laws of Baltimore County, Title 29, "Health and Sanitation",
sub-title "Baltimore County Metropolitan District⁷⁷, as the
same was repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 186 of the Acts
of 1937, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted,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, sewer-
age and drainage systems to be constructed, purchased or
established under this Act, the Commissioners are hereby
empowered 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 estab-
lished as aforesaid, and to fix an annual assessment on all
properties, improved 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 assessments remaining unpaid on June first
after said annual assessment shall be due and payable. The
Commissioners, for the purpose of assessing benefits, shall
divide all properties fronting upon a street, lane or alley, in