1782 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 1017

tion shall not be made, or such work done, after the expiration
of the time prescribed, such prosecution to be had upon war-
rant before any trial magistrate residing within Baltimore
County, with the right of appeal to the accused to the Circuit
Court for Baltimore County, said appeal to be taken within ten
days from the date of conviction before the trial magistrate. The
Commissioners shall formulate, publish and enforce a plumbing
code, and shall prescribe such rules and regulations governing
the use of said water and sewer connections, and for the main-
tenance and operation of their systems, as they may deem neces-
sary; and every person who shall make the personal service
above prescribed shall deliver to the person upon whom such
service is made a copy of such plumbing code and of such rules
and regulations, and shall obtain from such person upon whom
such service is made a receipt of such copies as aforesaid, or
in default of such receipt shall file with the. Commissioners an
affidavit that such copies have been delivered as aforesaid.
Any violation of said code or of any rule or regulation pre-
scribed by the Commissioners as above, upon the part of any
person to whom such copies shall have been delivered as afore-
said, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, upon conviction before any trial magistrate, residing
within Baltimore County.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That Section 335 of Arti-
cle 3 of the Code of. Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Baltimore County", subtitle "Health and
Sanitation" (Metropolitan District), as the same was repealed
and re-enacted by Chapter 732 of the Acts of 1943, 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same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to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, or parts thereof, to be constructed,
purchased or established under this Act, the Commis-
sioners are hereby empowered and directed to make a
proper and reasonable charge for connection with said water
supply, sewerage and drainage systems, or parts thereof, so to
be constructed, purchased, or established, as aforesaid, to
change and vary said connection charges from time to time
in order to reflect cost, and to fix an annual assessment on
all properties, improved and unimproved, binding on 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, except in situa-
tions where property owners have agreed with the Com-
missioners on another or additional basis of annual assess-