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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 911

[shall] MAY not be begun until [said plan shall] THE
PLANS have been approved by the Commission, nor shall any
change be made in [said] THE approved [plan] PLANS or in
the work or construction as shown upon [said] THE PLANS
except on further approval of the Commission. Whenever
any main, conduit, pole, pipe or other structure is put
in without the filing of plans with the Commission and
the approval thereof by it, or when any change is made in
the location of such main, conduit, pipe, pole or other
structure as shown upon the plans approved by the
Commission, or any approved change therein, the
Commission [may], if and when such conduit, main, pipe or
pole, or other structure[,] interferes with the
construction of or operation of its water or sewerage
system, or other works, MAY remove such 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 for
damage that might be done to the same by reason of the
Commission's operations in constructing or maintaining
its systems or works. Any violation of the provisions of
this section [shall be] IS a misdemeanor punishable under
Section 176 of this [sub-title] SUBTITLE.

176.  Penalties.

[Unless otherwise provided, any act or omission
designated as a misdemeanor in this sub—title shall be
punishable by a court of competent jurisdiction and be
subject to a fine of not more than $100 or to confinement
for not more than 30 days in the county jail, or both.
Where this act or omission is of a continuing nature and
persists in violation of the provisions of this sub—title
or of any rule or regulation formulated under this
sub-title, a conviction for one offense shall not be a
bar to a conviction for a continuation of the offense
subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.]

UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, ANY ACT OR OMISSION
DESIGNATED AS A MISDEMEANOR IN THIS SUBTITLE IS
PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $100 OR TO
CONFINEMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS IN THE COUNTY JAIL,
OR BOTH. WHERE THIS ACT OR OMISSION IS OF A CONTINUING
NATURE AND PERSISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBTITLE OR OF ANY RULE OR REGULATION PROMULGATED
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, A CONVICTION FOR ONE OFFENSE IS NOT
A BAR TO A CONVICTION FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE OFFENSE
SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST OR ANY SUCCEEDING CONVICTION.

177.  Church property.

Any land owned by a church, and constituting the
premises occupied by a church or its parsonage, and used
exclusively for public worship or for other religious or
customary purposes of a church or parsonage and not for
investment, gain or other secular purposes, shall be
exempt from the [debt service] BENEFIT assessments