Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                    1441

amount in hand to the credit of said bond fund, the Commission shall
first pay all interest and principal on said bonds as the same become
due, and shall then deposit the residue of said moneys in some bank
or banks in the County or Counties where said district is located to
the joint credit of the county and the Commission. The Commission
is authorized to pay the interest on any bonds it may issue out of
the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, but not more than one year's
interest may be so expended.

(b) In order that the prompt payment of interest and the proper
provision for the payment of the principal of said bonds shall be
assured, the prompt and proper performance of the respective acts
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 provisions
of Section 601 of this sub-title.

591.    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 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 589 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 Com-
mission 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 of a nature
which, in the judgment of the Commission, is improper or inadequate,
satisfactory equipment shall be installed by the owner on the prem-
ises 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. District. All cesspools, sink drains and privies located on prop-
erties 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 601 of
this sub-title.

592.   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

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