Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1525

AUTHORIZED TO USE THE AMOUNT PAID TO IT FOR SAID
SYSTEM FOR THE PURCHASE OR REDEMPTION OF ANY
BONDS OR DEBT WHICH MAY BE OUTSTANDING AGAINST
THE SAME OR THE COMMISSION MAY AS A PART OF THE
PURCHASE PRICE OF SAID SYSTEM, ASSUME THE PAY-
MENT OF ANY SUCH OUTSTANDING BONDS. THE COMMIS-
SION SHALL NOT PURCHASE ANY EXISTING WATER
MAINS, SEWERS OR SYSTEMS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
WHICH ARE IMPROPERLY CONSTRUCTED OR ARE NOT OF
SUFFICIENT CAPACITY OR WERE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT
PROPER AUTHORITY FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW REQUIRING
THE SAME.

191.    AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS SUB-TITLE, WHEN-
EVER THE COUNTY OR THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR RESI-
DENTS OF ANY LOCALITY IN A DISTRICT SHALL DESIRE
A WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE OR DRAINAGE SYSTEM, OR
PART THEREOF, TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THAT COUNTY
OR LOCALITY, AND THE COMMISSION SHALL DECIDE THAT
IT IS INEXPEDIENT OR IMPRACTICABLE AT THAT TIME,
OWING TO THE REMOTENESS FROM ITS GENERAL SYSTEM
OR OTHER CAUSES, TO BUILD SUCH SYSTEM, SUCH COUN-
TY OR PERSONS MAY BUILD AND OPERATE SAID SYSTEM
AT ITS OR THEIR OWN EXPENSE, BUT IT SHALL BE CON-
STRUCTED UNDER PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PRE-
PARED BY THE COMMISSION AND UNDER ITS SUPERVI-
SION, AND ITS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SHALL BE
UNDER THE GENERAL CONTROL OF THE COMMISSION;
AND NO SUCH SYSTEM OR PART THEREOF, OR NO WATER
MAIN, SEWER, WATER PURIFICATION OR SEWAGE TREAT-
MENT PLANT, OR NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THEM,
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OR INSTALLED EXCEPT AS IN
THIS SECTION PROVIDED, AND ANY VIOLATION OF THIS
PROVISION SHALL BE A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE UN-
DER SECTION 195 OF THIS SUB-TITLE. ALL CONSTRUC-
TION AND OPERATING RECORDS, INCLUDING COST REC-
ORDS, SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSION, WHICH
SHALL BE EMPOWERED AT ANY TIME TO TAKE OVER SAID
SYSTEM OR PART THEREOF, OR SAID WATER MAIN, SEW-
ER, STORM WATER DRAIN, WATER OR SEWERAGE TREAT-
MENT PLANT, OR CONNECT ON WITH ANY OF THEM IN
THE SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 190
FOR SYSTEMS EXISTING AT THE TIME OF THE PASSAGE
OF THIS SUB-TITLE. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE EMPOW-
ERED TO EXTEND ITS WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE OR
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INTO ANY AREA OUTSIDE OF ANY
SANITARY DISTRICT CONTIGUOUS THERETO AND NOT IN-
CLUDED IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT OR IN THE VICINITY
THEREOF, WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF SAID AREA
SHALL AGREE TO THE CHARGES, ASSESSMENTS AND CON-
DITIONS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY THE COMMISSION AS
HEREINBEFORE OUTLINED.

192.    The Commission may enter upon and excavate any State,
County or municipal street, road or alley, or any other public high-
way, for the purpose of installing, maintaining and operating the