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chargeable against all properties served by said water and
sewerage system under their ownership. Service rates shall
be subject to change from time to time as said Mayor and
Council deem necessary. Said rates shall be payable at such
times, and shall be subject to such penalties for non-payment,
as said Mayor and Council may determine and they shall be
liens on the property served, in the same manner as other
debts. If such funds together with any funds which may be
received under Section 5 of this Act, are not sufficient for
this purpose then said Mayor and Council shall levy the taxes
provided by Section 7 of this Act.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That after the issuance
of such bonds authorized by this Act and until all the bonds
so issued have matured or have been redeemed the Town of
North Beach shall annually levy upon all property subject
to assessment for taxation within its corporate limitations
ad valorem taxes sufficient in rate and amount to provide the
money necessary to pay the interest on the bonds outstanding
and the principal of bonds maturing during the succeeding
year. Said taxes shall be levied without regard to any limita-
tions on the powers of taxation of the Town and said taxes
shall become liens upon the property assessed and shall be
collected in such manner and by such means as State and
County taxes are now or may be hereafter authorized to be
collected.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That Chapter 544 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1947, regular
session, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
become effective until it has been submitted for adoption or
rejection to the qualified voters of the Town of North Beach
at a special election to be held on June 11, 1949. There
shall be printed on the ballots to be used at said election the
title of this Act and underneath said title on separate lines
the words "For Water and Sewer Bonds" and a box to the
right of and opposite said words; and the words "Against
Water and Sewer Bonds", and a corresponding square or
box to the right of and opposite said words, so that the voters
shall be able to designate by a cross mark in the proper
square or box his or her decision for or against said question.
If a majority of the votes cast on said question shall be "For
Water and Sewer Bonds", then this Act shall become effec-
tive but if a majority of the votes cast be "Against Water
and Sewer Bonds", then this Act shall be null and void and
of no effect whatsoever.