Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1065

SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, AND
SHALL DIVIDE CECIL COUNTY INTO WATER, SEWERAGE
AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS IN SUCH WAY AS SHALL IN
ITS JUDGMENT, BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES, AND SHALL PROMOTE CONVENIENCE AND
ECONOMY IN THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION. WHEN-
EVER, AND AS SUCH PLANS ARE COMPLETED, THE DE-
PARTMENT SHALL GIVE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION IN ONE
OR MORE NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED WITHIN THE COUNTY,
FOR THREE WEEKS, AND BY HANDBILLS POSTED AND
CIRCULATED IN THE LOCALITIES WHERE SAID IMPROVE-
MENTS ARE CONTEMPLATED, AND SHALL STATE IN SAID
NOTICE THE PROBABLE COST OF THE CONTEMPLATED
IMPROVEMENTS, AND SHALL FURTHER STATE THEREIN
THAT PLANS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE INSPECTED
AT THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE OR SUCH OTHER PLACE
IN SAID COUNTY AS THE DEPARTMENT MAY DESIGNATE
AND THAT ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN SAID IMPROVE-
MENT WILL BE HEARD BY THE DEPARTMENT AT A TIME
TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE NOTICE, BUT NOT LESS THAN
TEN DAYS AFTER THE FIRST PUBLICATION THEREOF. IF
FIFTY RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS IN THE DISTRICT
WHEREIN THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONTEMPLATED
SHALL THEREUPON, AND WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE
LAST OF SAID PUBLICATIONS OF SAID NOTICE, FILE
A PETITION WITH THE DEPARTMENT PROTESTING
AGAINST THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL GRANT THEM A HEARING WITHIN FIFTEEN
DAYS AFTER SUCH PETITION IS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER NOT LESS THAN FIVE
DAYS NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF SAID HEARING
BY ADVERTISEMENT PUBLISHED IN ONE NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND BY PERSONAL
NOTICES ADDRESSED TO ANY ONE OR MORE PERSONS
WHOSE NAMES ARE SIGNED TO SAID PETITION. AFTER
DUE HEARING AS AFORESAID, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
DECIDE UPON THE REASONABLENESS OF THE OBJEC-
TIONS STATED IN THE PETITION, AND SHALL DISPOSE
OF THE SAME BY WRITTEN ORDER WHICH SHALL BE
PUBLISHED IN THE SAME MANNER AS HEREIN REQUIRED
TO BE PUBLISHED AND A COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE
MAILED TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE PETITIONERS. IF
THE PETITIONERS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DE-
PARTMENT'S DECISION, THEY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO TAKE AND ENTER, WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE
LAST PUBLICATION OF SAID ORDER AS AFORESAID, AN
APPEAL TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CECIL
COUNTY, WHO SHALL REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT'S DE-
CISION AND DECIDE AS TO THE NECESSITY AND PRO-
PRIETY OF THE IMPROVEMENT CONTEMPLATED AND
WHETHER THE DISTRICT CAN STAND THE COST OF THE
SAME; AND THE DECISION OF THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS SHALL BE FINAL.

19-6.

For the purpose of providing funds for the design, construction,
establishment, purchase or condemnation of water supply, sewerage,