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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

any building in the town or in the county served by the
town's water or sewage disposal system. Any restraint or
hindrance offered to the entry by any owner, tenant, or
person in possession, or the agent of any of them, by
ordinance, may be made a misdemeanor.

88. Pollution of water supply.

No person shall do anything which will discolor,
pollute, or tend to pollute any water used or to be used
in the town water supply system. Any violation of the
provisions of this section is a misdemeanor.

89.  Contracts for service.

The town, if it deems advisable, may contract with
any party or parties inside or outside the town, to
obtain water or to provide for the removal of sewage.

90.  Charges.

The town may charge and collect such service rates,
water rents, ready—to—serve charges, or other charges as
it deems necessary for water supplied and for the removal
of sewage. These charges are to be billed and collected
by the clerk—treasurer, and if bills are unpaid within
thirty days, the service may be discontinued. All
charges shall be a lien on the property, collectable in
the same manner as town taxes or by a suit at law.

91.   Exception.

The provisions of this subheading shall not extend
to any town located in a sanitary district or special tax
area or district authorized to discharge the powers
provided in this subheading, as to the particular powers
included in the authorization.

92.  Power of town to levy special assessments.

The town may levy and collect taxes in the form of
special assessments upon property in a limited and
determinable area for special benefits conferred upon the
property by the installation of or construction of water
mains, sanitary sewer mains, storm water sewers, curbs,
and gutters and by the construction, and paving of public
ways and sidewalks or parts thereof, and it may provide
for the pavement of all or any part of the above projects
out of the proceeds of the special assessment. The cost
of any project to be paid in whole or in part by special
assessments may include the direct cost thereof, the cost
of any land acquired for the project, the interest on
bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued
in anticipation of the collection of special assessments,