J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                           327

2. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION

06.12.02.02 Real and Personal Assessment and Equalization

In addition to appropriation shown
on page 15 of the printed bill,
to provide for the following:
Personnel Detail:

Item 6—Assessor's Aide (Balti-
more County) ........................3           8,651

General Fund Appropriation....................           8,651

Respectfully yours,

J. MILLARD TAWES,

Governor.

Approved April 14, 1966.

CHAPTER 139
(Senate Bill 33)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 657 of
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement
Volume), title "Health", subtitle "Sanitary Districts", correcting
an error in the laws relating to certain Sanitary Districts and to
charges for connections and the assessments of benefits there-
under; and creating subsections in this Section 657.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 657 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Replacement Volume), title "Health", subtitle "Sanitary Dis-
tricts", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
and to read as follows:

657.

(a) For the purpose of paying the interest and principal of the
bonds issued in the name of a district by any said commission as in
this subtitle provided for the water or sewerage systems to be con-
structed, purchased or established under this subtitle, the said com-
mission is hereby empowered to establish a proper and reasonable
charge, payable to such district, not less than the actual cost thereof,
for connection with said water and sewerage system so to be con-
structed, purchased or established as aforesaid, and to fix an annual
assessment, payable to such district on all properties, improved or
unimproved, binding upon a street, road, lane, alley or right of way
in which a water main or sewer 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 or sewerage systems, or in which the sys-
tems are purchased or acquired. The said commission for the pur-