1004                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 572

terns operated by the town, [shall have the] has a right of entry,
for access to water or sewer installations, at all reasonable hours,
and after reasonable advance notice to the owner, tenant, or person
in possession, upon any premises and into any building in the town
or in the county served by the town's water or sewage disposal sys-
tem. Any restraint or hindrance offered to [such] the entry by any
owner, tenant, or person in possession, or the agent of any of them,
[may], by ordinance, may be made a misdemeanor.

88.    Pollution of water supply.

No person shall do anything which will discolor, pollute, or tend
to pollute any water used or to be used in the town water supply
system. Any violation of the provisions of this section [shall be]
is a misdemeanor.

89.    Contracts for service.

The town, if it deems it advisable, may contract with any party
or parties, inside or outside the town, to obtain water or to provide
for the removal of sewage.

90.    Charges.

The town [shall have the power to] may charge and collect such
service rates, water rents, ready-to-serve charges, or other charges
as it deems necessary for water supplied and for the removal of
sewage. These charges are to be billed and collected by the clerk-
treasurer, and if bills are unpaid within thirty days, the service may
be discontinued. All charges shall be a lien on the property, col-
lectible in the same manner as town taxes or by suit at law.

91.    Exception.

The provisions of this [subtitle] subheading shall not extend to any
town located in a sanitary district or special tax area or district au-
thorized to discharge the powers provided in this subheading, as to the
particular powers included in the authorization.

Special Assessments

92.    Power: special assessments.

The town [shall have the power to] may levy and collect taxes
in the form of special assessments upon property in a limited and
determinable area for special benefits conferred upon [such] the
property by the installation or construction, of water mains, sanitary
sewer mains, storm water sewers, curbs, and gutters and by the con-
struction, and paving of public ways and sidewalks or parts thereof,
and [to] it may provide for the payment of all or any part of the
above projects out of the proceeds of [such] the special assessment.
The cost of any project to be paid in whole or in part by special as-
sessments may include the direct cost thereof, the cost of any land
acquired for the project, the interest on bonds, notes, or other evi-
dences of indebtedness issued in anticipation of the collection of
special assessments, a reasonable charge for the services of the ad-
ministrative staff of the town, and any other item of cost which may
reasonably be attributed to the project.

93.    Procedure.

(a) Provided. The procedure for special assessments, wherever
authorized in this charter, [shall be as follows:] is as provided in this
section.