THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   1127

public as to existing liens and charges against any property within
any sanitary district abutting upon any water or sewer main, the said
Commission shall keep a public record of all names of owners of
property, locations of said property, lot numbers when of record,
and the amount of such benefit charges, water service charges or
such other charges that may become liens from time to time. Said
records shall be kept in the County seat of government and among the
land records of Cecil County, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said county shall furnish such space as may be necessary to keep and
preserve such records, which, when recorded in said public record,
shall be legal notice of all existing liens within any sanitary district.
If any liens, benefit assessments or other charges remain unpaid for
sixty (60) days after becoming 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 such 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 publication thereon shall be notice to all persons
having any interest in said property.

U02. 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 service pipe or sewer connec-
tion, 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 con-
nection as provided in Section 404 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
complete 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 Commis-
sion. Where the aforesaid fixtures do not exist, or are of a nature
which, in the judgment of the Commission, is improper or inadequate,
satisfactory 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 connected with the sewer of said Metro-
politan 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 414
of this sub-title.

403. Before any plumbing, water works, or sewer construction is
done in any building or upon any private property within any sani-
tary 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 the Commission may prescribe. Such work shall
be done under and pursuant to such rules, regulations and require-