1130                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 694

and duties heretofore defined is specifically enjoined, and any failure
upon the part of any person, persons, body corporate or agent to
perform the necessary acts and duties hereafter set forth, to pay
over the said funds as required, or to use said funds or any part
thereof for any other purpose than for the payment of the principal
and interest on said bonds, is hereby declared a misdemeanor and
punishable as other misdemeanors are punishable under the pro-
visions of Section 897 of this sub-title.

887.    The Commission shall provide for each and every property
abutting upon a street or right-of-way in which under this sub-title
a water main or sewer is laid, a water service pipe or sewer con-
nection, 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 ex-
pense of the Commission but subject to a reasonable charge for said
connection as provided in Section 885 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 pre-
scribed by the Commission. 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 con-
nected with the sewer of said District. 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 897 of this sub-title.

888.  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 from time to time formulate,
and subject to such inspection as it may deem necessary. No con-
nection of any kind shall be made with any water main or sewer
constructed or maintained by the Commission without a permit and
under such conditions as the Commission may authorize. In order to
prevent waste of water the Commission or its agents or employees
shall have the right of entry at reasonable hours to all buildings
or premises connected with the water supply or sewerage systems
under its jurisdiction, and may, upon presenting proper credentials
from the Commission, order and require such changes in all plumb-
ing, water works¹ or water or sewer connections as it may deem
necessary to eliminate leakage, loss of water or unnecessary or im-
proper use of sewers. The said Commission shall exercise control
of the water supply at all times, and in case of a shortage of water,
or if, for any other reason, the Commission, in the exercise of its
discretion, should determine that the water supply should be con-
served, the consumers, upon notice from said Commission, its agents