Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1357

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 judg-
ment 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 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.

204-I. 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 ex-
pense of the Commission, but subject to a reasonable charge for
said connection as provided in Section 204K 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 staid 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 connected
with the sewer of said Metropolitan Commission. All cesspools, sink
drains and privies located on properties connected to sewers pro-
vided 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 misdemean-
or punishable under Section 204U of this sub-title.

204J. Before any plumbing, water works, or sewer construction
is done in any building or upon any private property within any
sanitary 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
requirements 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 plumbing,
water works, or water or sewer connection as it may deem necessary
to eliminate leakage, loss of water of unnecessary or improper 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