HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1781

made with said water main or sewer, the said connection pipes
of which have been laid to the lot line of such house, building,
factory, plant or other establishment within a time prescribed
by the Commissioners, such notice to be given by means of
personal service upon such owner or tenant or person in charge
of such house, building, factory, plant or other establishment,
and where the aforesaid fixtures do not exist, or are of a nature
which, in the judgment of the Commissioners, is improper or
inadequate, the Commissioners shall give further notice by
such personal service as aforesaid that satisfactory equipment
shall be installed; and in all cases in which such connection
shall be ordered as aforesaid the Commissioners may also give
notice by such personal service as aforesaid that all wells,
cesspools, waste drains, and privies shall be abandoned, re-
moved or left in such way that they cannot again be used nor
injuriously affect the public health, said disposition to be de-
termined by the Commissioners. Nothing in this Act shall
be taken to require any water company, whether incorporated
or not, to close up, fill up or abandon the use of any spring
or well used by it to supply therefrom to its customers or
clients water fit for domestic uses or to cease to supply its
customers or clients with such water or to connect its water
supply system with the system to be established under this Act
unless and until the said Commissioners shall acquire the water
supply system and property of such water company; and
nothing in this Act shall be taken to require any property
owner having upon such property owner's premises any spring
or well supplying water fit for domestic uses to close or fill up
or abandon the use of said spring or well or to connect such
property owner's property or premises with or (while the water
of such spring or well continues fit for domestic use) to take
the supply of water for his or her premises from the water
supply system to be established under this Act, Nothing in
this Act shall be taken to require any property owner having a
private sewerage system upon such property owner's own prem-
ises of the general type known as or similar to the Waring
System for the disposal of sewerage originating on such prop-
erty owner's own premises, to abandon the use of the same,
provided it shall be kept in efficient working and sanitary con-
dition, or (while said private sewerage system is kept in effici-
ent and sanitary condition) to require such owner to connect
such property owner's premises with the sewerage system to be
established under this Act, unless the State Board of Health
shall so require. Any failure to make such connections, or to
make such changes on the property, or to obey any such notice
or order of the Commissioners within the time prescribed
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five
dollars for every calendar month during which such connec-