354                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 243

credit any balance from said surplus to the joint Sinking Fund of
the County Commissioners and said Commission as provided in
Section 421 hereof and shall be a preferred lienor to the extent of its
lien; and for the purpose of giving notice to the general 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, loca-
tions 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
Wicomico 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 judg-
ment 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 otvner 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.

431. 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 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 connec-
tion with sewer shall be constructed by and at the sole expense of
the Commission, but subject to a reasonable charge for said connec-
tion as provided in Section 433 of this sub-title, which said charge
shall be paid by all property owners at the office of the County
Treasurer before the actual connection with any pipe or private
property is made. Said money collected by the County Treasurer for
this purpose shall be placed in the Sanitary District Account subject
to the order of the Commission as provided in Section 421 hereof.
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 Com-
mission. 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 wash-basin,
both of which shall be properly connected with the sewer of said
Commission. All cesspools, sink drains and privies located on proper-
ties connected to sewers provided by the Commission shall be aban-
doned, 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 445 of
this sub-title.