1670 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 727

All such annual assessments shall be made upon the front
foot basis. The first payment may be made collectible
during the year the construction is started on the sewerage
system. The Town, for the purpose of assessing benefits,
shall divide all properties fronting upon a street, road, lane,
alley or right-of-way in which a sewer main is to be laid
into five classes, namely: first, agricultural; second, small
acreage; third, industrial or business; fourth, institutional;
and fifth, sub-division property, and all such benefit charges
and assessments shall be fixed and levied in accordance
with the above classifications; provided, however, that no
front foot benefit charge or assessment shall be levied
against any agricultural property until such property is
connected with said sewer system, and provided, further,
that when connected, the length of agricultural property to
be assessed shall be limited to 150 feet. The Town shall
change classifications of properties from time to time as
said properties change in the uses to which they are put.
The Town shall be authorized and empowered to create
sub-classifications of any such class so as to reflect the
benefit derived from such sewerage system. The Town is
hereby further authorized and empowered to make a charge
upon every building and place having a connection with
said sewerage system, said charge to be an annual sewer
service charge and to be based upon the quantity of water
used, or upon the amount of the water bill, or upon the num-
ber and size of sewer connections, or upon the number and
kind of plumbing facilities in use in the premises con-
nected with the sewerage system, or upon the number or
average number of persons residing or working in or other-
wise connected with such premises, or upon the type or
character of such premises, or upon any other factor af-
fecting the use of the sewerage system and sewage treat-
ment plant, or upon any combination of the foregoing
factors, as the Town Commissioners of the Town, in their
discretion, shall determine to be the most equitable basis
for such sewer service charge. All assessments and charges,
except connection charges, shall be uniform for each class
of property and for each sub-classification thereof
throughout the Town. Such assessments and charges
shall be subject to change annually and shall be col-
lected by the Treasurer of the Town Commissioners
of La Plata, as hereinafter set forth. All front foot
assessments and all sewer service charges shall run for
a period of years co-extensive with the period of ma-
turity of the bonds out of the proceeds of which such
construction was done; provided, however, that any owner