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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 149

CHARGE WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON THE SIZE OF THE METER ON
THE WATER CONNECTION LEADING TO THE PROPERTY, AND OF A
CHARGE FOR WATER USED, WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON THE
WATER PASSING THROUGH THE METER DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN
THE LAST TWO READINGS. A METER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE
PLACED ON EACH WATER CONNECTION BY AND AT THE SOLE
EXPENSE OF THE COUNTY, AND IT SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY
OF THE COUNTY. SUCH RATES SHALL BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT
EACH SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT BUT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MAY MAKE SUCH CLASSIFICATIONS AS THEY DEEM ADVISABLE
WITHIN ANY SUCH DISTRICT BASED UPON QUANTITIES OF WATER
USED. IF THE COUNTY AT ANY TIME SHALL NOT HAVE METERS
AVAILABLE TO INSTALL IN ALL THE PROPERTIES IN A GIVEN
LOCALITY THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM, THEN A FLAT
RATE SHALL BE CHARGED ON PROPERTIES IN WHICH METERS HAVE
NOT YET BEEN INSTALLED, WHICH RATE SHALL BE UNIFORM IN
EACH SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT AND BASED UPON THE
READY-TO-SERVE CHARGE AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED. IF
ANY BILL FOR SUCH CHARGES REMAINS UNPAID AFTER 30 DAYS
FROM DATE OF SENDING, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AFTER
WRITTEN NOTICE LEFT UPON THE PREMISES OR MAILED TO THE
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE OWNER, SHALL TURN OFF THE WATER
FROM THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION; AND THE WATER SHALL NOT BE
TURNED ON AGAIN UNTIL THE BILL HAS BEEN PAID, INCLUDING A
PENALTY OF $5.00

(2)    SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL CHARGES. SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND CHARGES FOR
THE OPERATION OF A SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM MAY BE
MADE ON WHATEVER REASONABLE BASIS THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SELECT, SUCH CHARGES BEING CHARGEABLE
AGAINST ALL PROPERTIES SERVED BY A COUNTY SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL SYSTEM OR HAVING A CONNECTION WITH ANY SEWER
PIPE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OR OWNERSHIP OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. NEITHER THE DATES OF COLLECTION NOR THE
INTERVALS BETWEEN SUCH DATES NEED BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT A
SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT.

(3)    CHARGES FOR THE UPKEEP OF SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS. CHARGES FOR THE UPKEEP OF SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SHALL BE MADE UPON SUCH REASONABLE BASIS AS THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MAY DETERMINE AND SHALL BE COLLECTED
ANNUALLY IN THE SAME MANNER AS ARE FRONT-FOOT BENEFIT
ASSESSMENTS AGAINST AM PROPERTY HAVING A CONNECTION WITH
A SEWER UNDER SUPERVISION OR OWNERSHIP OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. THE CHARGES SHALL BE BASED UPON SUCH
CLASSIFICATIONS AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM TIME TO
TIME MAY ESTABLISH AND SHALL BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT EACH
SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT WITHIN EACH SUCH CLASSIFICATION.

BILLS FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE CHARGES DESCRIBED
IN THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE SENT TO THE PROPERTY SERVED
ON AN ANNUAL, SEMIANNUAL OR QUARTERLY BASIS, IN THE
DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND SHALL
THEREUPON BE PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OR SUCH OTHER PLACE AS THEY MAY DESIGNATE.
ANY SUCH BILL REMAINING UNPAID FOR 60 DAYS AFTER BEING
SENT SHALL BE COLLECTIBLE, TOGETHER WITH ANY PENALTY