384                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 282

431. The Commission shall provide for each and every property
abutting upon a street or right-of-way in which under this [Act,]
sub-title, a water main or sewer is laid, a water service pipe or sewer
connection, 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 433 of this sub-title, which said charge
shall be paid by all property owners at the office of the County
Treasurer before the actual connection with any pipe or private
property is made. Said money collected by the County Treasurer
for this purpose shall be placed in the [Sanitary] Urban Services
District Account subject to the order of the Commission as provided
in Section 421 hereof. 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 wash-basin, both of which shall be properly connected
with the sewer of said Commission. 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 condi-
tion so that no odor or nuisance shall arise therefrom. Any violation
of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable
under Section [445] 446 of this sub-title.

432. (a) Before any plumbing, water works, or sewer construc-
tion 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 there-
for such reasonable sum to the County Treasurer 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 connection 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 agent 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 or unnecessary or
improper use of sewers.

(b) 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 conserved, the consumers,
upon notice from said Commission, its agents or employees, or upon
notice published in one newspaper published in said county for one
insertion, shall comply with any order passed by said Commission to
conserve the water supply. Any violation of said order shall be a