1936                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 678

taxed to that date, notwithstanding any appeal or further proceed-
ings upon the part of the defendant. At the time of said payment,
however, the district shall give its corporate undertaking to abide
by and fulfill any judgment in such appeal or further proceedings.

(9)  To combine any water system and any sewerage system as a
single system for the purpose of operation and financing.

(10)  To enter into contracts with the federal government, the
State of Maryland, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or
with any municipality, private corporation, copartnership, associa-
tion or individual or other district created under the provisions of
this subtitle providing for or relating to the furnishing of services
and facilities of any project of the district or in connection with
the services and facilities rendered by any water system or sewerage
system owned or controlled by the federal government or the State
of Maryland, any agency or instrumentality thereof, and any mu-
nicipality, private corporation, copartnership, association or indi-
vidual or other district created under the provisions of this subtitle.

(11)  To contract with any municipality, county, corporation, in-
dividual or any public authority or district of this or any adjoining
State, on such terms as the said commission shall deem proper, for
the construction and operation of any project which is in this
State or in such adjoining state.

(12)  To make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as the
commission may determine, which are necessary or incidental to
the performance of its duties and to the execution of the powers
granted by this subtitle, including contracts with any federal agency
or with any county, on such terms and conditions as the commis-
sion may approve, relating to (i) the use by such agency or by
such county or the inhabitants thereof of any project acquired
or constructed by the commission under this subtitle or the services
therefrom or the facilities thereof, or (ii) the use by the district of
the services or facilities of any water system, or sewerage system
owned or operated other than by the district. Any such contract
may provide for the collecting of fees, rates or charges for the
services and facilities rendered to a county or to the inhabitants
thereof by such county or by its agents or by the agents of the
district, and for the enforcement of delinquent charges for such
services and facilities. The provisions of any such contract and of
any ordinance or resolution of the governing body of a county en-
acted pursuant thereto shall be deemed to be for the benefit of
bondholders. The aggregate of any fees, rates or charges which shall
be required to be collected pursuant to any such contract or any
ordinance or resolution enacted thereunder shall be sufficient to pay
all obligations which may be assumed by the other contracting
party.

(13)  To enter upon and excavate any State, county or municipal
street, road or alley, or any other public highway, for the purpose
of installing, maintaining and operating the water and sewerage
systems provided for under this subtitle, and to construct in any
such street, road, alley or public highway, a water main, sewer or
any appurtenance thereof, without the receipt of a permit or the
payment of a charge; provided, that whenever any State, county
or municipal highway is to be disturbed the public authority having
control thereof shall be duly notified; and provided further, that