1514 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 679

due, they may be collected by an action of assumpsit or by
a bill in equity to enforce such liens, and any judgment or
decree obtained, where the defendants have been served by
subpoena, or in any other manner provided by law, shall
have the force and effect of a judgment in personam; and
the Commission may sue, or file a bill in equity to enforce
said liens against the owner of record at the time said levy
was made, or the owner of record at the time said suit is
filed or any owner of record between said dates, and publi-
cation thereon shall be notice to all persons having any in-
terest in said property.

430-I. The Commission shall provide for each and every
property abutting upon a street or right-of-way in which
under this Act a water main or sewer is laid, a water serv-
ice pipe or sewer connection, which shall be extended as
required, from the water main or sewer to the property line
of the abutting lot, said service pipe or connection with
sewer shall be constructed by and at the sole expense of
the Commission, but subject to a reasonable charge for
said connection as provided in Section 430K of this sub-
title, which said charge shall be paid by all property owners
at the office of the Commission before the actual connection
with any pipe or private property is made. When any
water main or sewer is declared by said Commission com-
plete and ready for the delivery of water or the reception
of sewage, every abutting property owner, after due notice,
shall make a connection of all spigots or hydrants, toilets
and waste drains with said water main or sewer within the
time prescribed by the Commission. Where the aforesaid
fixtures do not exist, or are of a nature which, in the judg-
ment of the Commission, is improper or inadequate, satis-
factory equipment shall be installed by the owner on the
premises consisting of at least one water closet and one
sink or washbasin, both of which shall be properly con-
nected with the sewer of said Metropolitan Commission.
All cesspools, sink drains and privies located on properties
connected to sewers provided by the Commission shall be
abandoned, closed and left in a sanitary condition so that
no odor or nuisance shall arise therefrom. Any violation
of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor
punishable under Section 430U of this sub-title.

430J. Before any plumbing, water works, or sewer con-
struction is done in any building or upon any private prop-
erty within any sanitary district the person, the firm or
corporation doing the same shall first obtain a permit from
the Commission and pay therefor such reasonable sum as