1718                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 812

HEREAFTER BE ADDED TO, THE WASHINGTON SUBUR-
BAN SANITARY DISTRICT, BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ACT, AND SAID AREAS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COM-
MISSION AND ALL PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING
TO THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY DISTRICT,
EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT LEVY ANY
AD VALOREM TAX OR FRONT FOOT BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
AGAINST ANY PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREAS ADDED TO
OR WHICH MAY HEREAFTER BE ADDED TO, THE WASH-
INGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY DISTRICT BY THIS ACT
UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A WATER SYSTEM OR SEWER-
AGE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO ABUT SAID
PROPERTY. WHEN ANY SUCH SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS
HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN ANY PART OF THE ABOVE
DESCRIBED AREAS THE PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES WHICH
ABUT THEREON, AND ONLY THOSE PROPERTIES, SHALL
NO LONGER BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES AND ASSESSMENT
CHARGES BUT SHALL BE SUBJECT THERETO. ANY AREA
ONCE ADDED TO THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY
DISTRICT, AND THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICT ONCE
ESTABLISHED BY OR PURSUANT TO THIS OR ANY OTHER
ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SHALL NOT BE DIMIN-
ISHED BY ANY ACTION OF EITHER THE COUNTY COUNCIL
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY OR THE MARYLAND-NATION-
AL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION.

Sec. 4 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Washington Sub-
urban Sanitary Commission may whenever it deems it advisable
SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS AND RE-
QUIREMENTS OF LAW APPLICABLE IN THE WASHING-
TON SUBURBAN SANITARY DISTRICT, construct a water
or sewerage system or systems in any of the added area de-
scribed above provided, however, that the Commission may
levy such benefit charges and/or may make such service rates and/or
service charges in relation to any water or sewerage system con-
structed in said area as it shall determine to be necessary and proper
for the construction or financing of water and sewerage systems or
for the operation and maintenance thereof without regard to the
charges or service rates made in any other area within the Sanitary
District.

SEC. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
WORD, PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PART OR PARTS, OR
SECTIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE HELD UNCONSTITU-
TIONAL, SUCH UNCONSTITUTIONALLY SHALL NOT AF-
FECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PARTS OF THIS
ACT OR OF ALL OTHER SECTIONS THEREOF. THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT IT WOULD HAVE PASSED THE
REMAINING PARTS OF THIS ACT OR ANY SECTION THERE-
OF IF IT HAD KNOWN THE WORD, PHRASE, CLAUSE, SEN-
TENCE, PART OR PARTS, OR SECTIONS WOULD BE DE-
CLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect

June 1, 1963.