678 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 360

Laws of Anne Arundel County (1947 Edition), being
Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Anne Arundel County", sub-title
"Sanitary Districts", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

524. For the purpose of providing funds for the con-
struction, maintenance, repairing, and operating its water
supply, sewerage or drainage systems, and for its opera-
tion and other expenses, including proper depreciation
allowances, and for interest on, and the retirement of bonds
as specified in this sub-title, the Commission is hereby em-
powered to make a ready-to-serve charge on water, [and]
a charge for the upkeep of sewers and a sewer service
charge, all of said charges being chargeable against all
properties having a connection with any water pipe or
sewer pipe under its supervision or ownership. Said [rate
for both] ready-to-serve charge for water, [and such]
charge for the upkeep on sewers and charge for sewer
service shall be uniform, [throughout each sanitary dis-
trict,] subject to such changes from time to time as may
be necessary. The charge for the upkeep on sewers shall
be reasonable and collected annually or otherwise as de-
termined by the Commission in the same manner as benefit
assessments are collected and shall be a first lien against
all property having a connection with any sewer pipe under
its supervision or ownership. The rates for water service
shall consist of a minimum or ready-to-serve charge, which
shall be based upon the size of the meter on the water con-
nection leading to the property, and of a charge for water
used, which shall be based upon the amount of water pass-
ing through the meter during the period between the last
two readings, said meter being required to be placed on
each water connection by and at the sole expense of the
Commission. If the Commission at any time shall not have
meters available to install in all the properties in a given
locality that are connected with the system, then a flat
rate shall be charged all properties in which meters have
not yet been installed, which rate shall be uniform in each
district and based upon the amount of water used. Bills
for the amount of the charges as above specified shall be
sent quarterly or semi-annually, as the Commission may
determine, to each property served, and shall be there
[on] upon payable at the office of the Commission; and if
any bill remain unpaid after thirty days from date of send-
ing, the Commission shall, after written notice left upon
the premises or mailed to the last known address of the
owner, turn off water from the property in question, and