674 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 358

charges made by the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Chapter 525 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1943, being Section 1302 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Montgomery County (1947 Edition) Sec-
tions 130-137 in the Montgomery County Code (1950), and
Section 1436 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County (1943 Edition), relating to water charges
made by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, so as to read as follows:

1302. (130-137) (1436) The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission is hereby authorized and directed to sup-
ply without cost to any charitable institutions in Montgom-
ery and Prince George's Counties, not to exceed 100 gallons
of water per day for each inmate thereof, provided such in-
stitution make no discrimination as to entrance or care
against residents of Montgomery and Prince George's
Counties. The minimum charges covering the cost of read-
ing the water meter may be assessed by said Commission
against such institutions, which meter shall be installed
and maintained at the expense of the institutions, and said
Commission may charge to such institutions the current
rate for water used in excess of 100 gallons per day for
each inmate thereof. For the purposes of this section,
a charitable institution is herein defined to be one whose
object is primarily eleemosynary.

The Commission shall collect its usual water rates, in-
cluding a meter service charge, [from all State, County or
Municipal buildings used in part or whole for municipal
purposes in both Counties in the Sanitary District except
Volunteer Fire Departments recognized by the County
Commissioners of the respective Counties, notwithstanding
any law or ordinance to the contrary.] for all water used
by any State, County or Municipal authority except Fire
Departments recognized by the County Commissioners
and/or the County Council of the respective Counties
and/or maintained and operated by a municipal authority
within either of said Counties, notwithstanding any law or
ordinance to the contrary.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 6, 1953.