1362                               Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 749

ALL NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PERSONS HAVING ANY
INTEREST OR CLAIMS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY WHATSO-
EVER, WHICH SHALL BE VERIFIED BY AN OATH IN WRIT-
ING. THEREUPON IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF SAID COM-
MISSION TO NOTIFY PERSONALLY OR BY REGISTERED OR
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ALL
PERSONS HAVING ANY INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SAID
PROPERTY, AND IN ADDITION THERETO THE COMMISSION
SHALL GIVE THREE WEEKS' NOTICE OF ITS INTENTION
TO PURCHASE SAID PROPERTY IN A NEWSPAPER OR
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED WITHIN SAID COUNTY WHERE
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, AND EACH PERSON HAVING
ANY CLAIM WHATSOEVER AGAINST SAID PROPERTY
SHALL FILE HIS, HER, OR ITS CLAIM WITH SAID COMMIS-
SION ON OR BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE MENTIONED
IN SAID NOTICE, AT WHICH TIME ANY AND ALL PERSONS
WILL BE HEARD AND THEIR RIGHTS DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSION, WHICH SAID HEARING SHALL BE FINAL.
FROM AND AFTER PAYMENT TO THE PROPER PARTIES OF
THE AGREED PURCHASE PRICE, OR OTHER AMOUNTS
FOUND TO BE DUE BY THE COMMISSION AS AFORESAID,
THE COMMISSION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE POS-
SESSION OF, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE SAID SYSTEM,
WHETHER PRIVATE OR MUNICIPAL, AS PART OF ITS GEN-
ERAL SYSTEM, AND FROM THE DATE OF SUCH PAYMENT
ALL PROPERTIES ALONG THE LINE OF ANY WATER MAIN
OR SEWER OF THE SYSTEM AS ACQUIRED SHALL STAND
IN THE SAME RELATION, BEAR THE SAME BENEFIT AS-
SESSMENT, AND BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME REGULATIONS
AND PENALTIES AS THOUGH THE SYSTEM SO ACQUIRED
HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND PUT INTO OPERATION BY
THE COMMISSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUB-
TITLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO BUILDING OR
PREMISES ACTUALLY CONNECTED IN AN ADEQUATE
MANNER WITH THE SAID ACQUIRED SYSTEM AT THE TIME
OF ITS PURCHASE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY CON-
NECTION CHARGE. WHENEVER THERE IS IN EXISTENCE
A PRIVATELY OWNED WATER SUPPLY OR SEWERAGE SYS-
TEM WHICH IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSION IS
UNFIT, AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR INCORPORATION
WITH THE COMMISSION'S SYSTEM, THE COMMISSION
SHALL DISREGARD THE EXISTENCE OF SAID SYSTEM OR
UNFIT PART THEREOF AND EXTEND ITS SYSTEM TO SERVE
THE AREA TRIBUTARY TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM OR UN-
FIT PART THEREOF, AND ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUB-TITLE RELATING TO SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTED BY THE
COMMISSION SHALL APPLY TO SAID EXTENSION. ANY MU-
NICIPALITY WHOSE SYSTEM IS ACQUIRED BY THE COM-
MISSION, WHETHER BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION,
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE THE AMOUNT PAID TO
IT FOR SAID SYSTEM FOR THE PURCHASE OR REDEMP-
TION OF ANY BONDS OR DEBT WHICH MAY BE OUTSTAND-
ING AGAINST THE SAME OR THE COMMISSION MAY AS A
PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF SAID SYSTEM, ASSUME
THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUCH OUTSTANDING BONDS. THE
COMMISSION SHALL NOT PURCHASE ANY EXISTING
WATER MAINS, SEWERS OR SYSTEMS, IN WHOLE OR IN