J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1771

adopted and operated under the powers contained in either Article
11A or Article HE of the Constitution of Maryland, and also the
ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and procedures adopted
under any such charter.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Section 94 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Allegany County (1955 Edition, being Article 1
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany
County," subtitle "County Treasurer," as said section was amended
by Chapter 230 of the Acts of 1961, be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments; and that Sections 308, 311, and 312
SECTION 308 of said title, subtitle "LaVale Sanitary Commission,"
be and they are IT IS hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, and all to read as follows:

94.

The County Commissioners of said county shall make their annual
levy for State and county taxes on the first Tuesday in April in each
and every year. [Upon all tax bills for county purposes which shall be
paid in full on or before the thirtieth day of June in the year of the
levy thereof, a discount of five per centum shall be deducted from the
amount thereof, and upon all tax bills paid during the month of July
succeeding the levy thereof a discount of four per centum shall be
allowed, and upon all tax bills paid during the month of August
succeeding the levy thereof a discount of three per centum shall be
allowed. No discount shall be allowed on any tax bill paid after the
31st day of August next succeeding the date of the levy thereof. All
taxes levied for county purposes remaining unpaid on the first day of
October in the year of the levy thereof shall be in arrears and interest
shall be charged and collected thereon at the rate of one-half per
centum per month or a fractional part thereof until paid.]

308.

For the purpose of paying the interest and principal of the bonds
issued as in this subtitle provided for the water supply, sewage or
drainage systems to be constructed, purchased or established under
this subtitle, the said Commission is hereby empowered to establish
a proper and reasonable charge for connection with said water supply,
sewerage and drainage system so to be constructed, purchased or
established as aforesaid, and to fix an annual assessment on all
properties, improved or unimproved, binding upon a street, road,
lane, alley or right-of-way in which a water main, sewer or drain has
been built. The said annual assessment shall be made upon the front
foot basis, and the first payment shall be collected during the year in
which the construction is completed on the water supply, sewerage or
drainage systems, or in which the systems are purchased or acquired.
The said Commission for the purpose of assessing benefits shall divide
all properties binding upon a street, road, lane, alley or right-of-way,
in which a water pipe or sanitary sewer is to be laid, into four classes,
namely: Agricultural, small acreage, industrial or business, and sub-
division property, and the Commission may subdivide each of said
classes in such manner as it may deem to be in the public interest.
Whenever any water supply or sewerage project in said sanitary dis-
trict shall have been completed by [March 31st] June 30, in any one
year, regardless of when said construction was commenced, then the