1862                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 739

modate, or remove structures or obstructions as fully to meet the
exigencies occasioning such action; provided, however, that the cost
of such changes shall be borne by the County. Every public service
corporation, company, or individual before it or they shall begin any
excavation or construction in any street, road, way, or public high-
way shall file with the County DIRECTOR OF SANITARY FACIL-
ITIES plans of such work and construction showing the location of
depth in such street, road, way, or public highway of the proposed
main, conduit, pole, pipe, or other structure, and such construc-
tion or work shall not be begun until the plan is approved by the
County DIRECTOR OF SANITARY FACILITIES, nor shall any
change be made in the approved plan or in the work or construction
as shown by the plan, except on further approval of the County DI-
RECTOR OF SANITARY FACILITIES. Whenever any main,
conduit, pole, pipe, or other structure is installed without the filing
of plans with the County DIRECTOR OF SANITARY FACILITIES
and the approval thereof by it HIM, or when any change is made
in the location of the main, conduit, pipe, pole, or other structure as
shown upon the plans approved by the County DIRECTOR OF SANI-
TARY FACILITIES, or any approved change therein, the County,
if and when such conduit, main, pipe or pole, or other struc-
ture interferes with the construction of or operation of its
water or sewerage system, or other works, may remove the
conduit, main, pipe, pole, or other structures or change the location
thereof at the cost and expense of the party so putting them in,
or their heirs, assigns, or successors, and without any liability
upon the part of the Commission COUNTY for damage that
might be done to the same by reason of the County's operation in
contracting or maintaining its systems or works. Any violation of
the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor punishable under
Section 19-18 SECTION 19-29 of this subtitle.

19-9. Right of entry; public premises.

The County may enter upon and excavate any State or county
street, road, or way, or any other public highway outside of mu-
nicipalities for the purpose of installing, maintaining, and operating
the water supply, sewerage, or drainage systems provided for under
this subtitle; and it may construct in any such street, road, way, or
public highway, a water main, sewer, or drain or any appurte-
nances thereof without the receipt of a permit or the payment of a
charge; provided that whenever any State or County highway is to
be disturbed the public authority having control thereof shall be
duly notified and provided further, that the highway shall be re-
paired and left by the County in the same condition or in a condi-
tion not inferior to, that existing before it was torn up, and that
all costs incident thereto shall be borne by the County.

19-10. Right of entry; private promises and conservation of water.

Any employee or agent of the County has the right of en-
try, at all reasonable hours, upon any private premises and
into any building in the sanitary district SANITARY DIS-
TRICT, while in pursuit of his official duties, upon first pre-
senting proper credentials from the County. The County or
its agent or employees may order and require such changes in
plumbing, water usage or water or sewer connections as it deems
necessary to eliminate leakage, loss of water, unnecessary or im-