964                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 696

preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 696
(Senate Bill 585)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, subparagraph
(a) of Section 419 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Cecil-
County (1961 Edition), being Article 8 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Cecil County", sub-title "Sanitary
Districts", and to change the lettering and titles of the sub-
paragraphs of said section so as to divide said subparagraph (a)
into two subparagraphs designated respectively subparagraphs
(a) and (b), thereby changing the lettering of the subsequent
subparagraphs and further dividing subparagraph (d) of said

section into two subparagraphs, thereby changing the lettering of
the last subparagraph of said section; the purpose of these amend-
ments being to prescribe the procedure for the collection by the
County Treasurer of Cecil County of special benefit assessments
levied by the Cecil County Metropolitan Commission and to adapt
said procedure to the tax levy and collection procedure, by fiscal
years, hereafter in effect in Cecil County; further clarifying the
procedure for fixing such benefit assessments and the fact that
interest shall be due on all assessments in default.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That subparagraph (a) of Section 419 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Cecil County (1961 Edition), said Code being Article 8 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Cecil County",
sub-title "Sanitary Districts", be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted as two subparagraphs of said Section 419, as follows:

419. Benefit charges.

(a) Establishment and method of collection. For the purpose of
paying the interest and principal of the bonds issued by said Com-
mission as in this sub-title provided for the water supply, sewerage
or drainage systems to be constructed, purchased or established
under this sub-title, 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 assess-
ment 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 col-
lected 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. At least thirty SIXTY days before the