Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1863

proper use of sewers. The County shall exercise control of the water
supply at all times and in case of shortage of water or, for any other
reason, the County, in the exercise of its discretion, may determine
that the water supply should be conserved. The consumers, upon
notice from the County, its agents or employees, or upon notice pub-
lished in one newspaper published in the County for one insertion,
shall comply with any order passed by the County to conserve the
water supply. In addition to any other penalty herein prescribed,
the County, ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES, may turn off the
water supply of any person violating such an order at any
time without further notice. Any restraint or hindrance of-
fered by any owner, tenant, or agent or any other person,
to the right of entry in this section provided or any violation of
any order issued pursuant to this section is a misdemeanor punish-
able under Section 19-18 SECTION 19-29 of this subtitle.

19-11. Contracts; authority of Commission.

The County shall have full power and authority to enter into any
contract for the connection of its water supply, sewerage or drain-
age system, with those of any municipality or adjoining County, or
any other governmental agency in this or in an adjoining State, for
the purchase of water and for the disposal of sewage and other
drainage from any sanitary district THE SANITARY DISTRICT,
and to enter into any other agreement concerning any other mat-
ter deemed by the County to be necessary, advisable or ex-
pedient for the proper construction, maintenance and operation
of the water supply, sewerage or drainage system under its
control, or those under the control of any municipalities MU-
NICIPALITY or county or other such governmental agency. The
County is further empowered to enter into contracts with any mu-
nicipality for the joint acquisition, construction, ownership, and
operation of any water supply, sewerage or drainage system or
any portion thereof.

19-12. Permits and connections; exceptions.

(a) Construction work. Before any plumbing, water works, or

sewer construction is done in any building or upon any private

it deems necessary. The County is authorized to enter into any

agreements with the owners or operators of such systems designed
to install fire hydrants or other fire protection equipment as may

be deemed in the public interest. No person, firm, or corporation

may tamper with, deface, damage, or obstruct any fire hydrant.

A violation of any of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor,

punishable under Section 19-18 of this subtitle.

       (c) Exception. Nothing in this section is applicable within any

municipality or to any sanitary system operated by a municipality.

19-12.

(A) CONSTRUCTION WORK, BEFORE ANY PLUMBING,
WATER WORKS, OR SEWER CONSTRUCTION IS DONE IN
ANY BUILDING OR UPON ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH-
IN THE SANITARY DISTRICT THE PERSON, FIRM OR COR-
PORATION DOING THE CONSTRUCTION SHALL FIRST
OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SANITARY
FACILITIES AND PAY THEREFOR SUCH REASONABLE SUM