BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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SEWERAGE systems may be reduced from time to time by the
[Commission] BOARD in its discretion, if cost and conditions
are deemed by it to justify the reduction but may be
subsequently increased to the amount of original assessment
in the event revenues prove to be insufficient. The benefit
assessments shall be paid annually by all properties located
as above specified for a period of years co-extensive with
the period of maturity of the bonds out of the proceeds of
which such construction was done.

(f)    The [Commission] BOARD may at any time permit a
connection with a water main or sewer by a property owner
whose property does not abut on a water main or sewer and
who has not previously paid a benefit charge for the
construction of said water main or sewer, provided, the
[Commission] BOARD classifies the property and determines a
front foot assessment to be paid by the property owner as
though the property abutted upon a water main or sewer; and
if the connection is made, the property owner and the
property as to all charges, rates and benefits stand in
every respect in the same position as if the property
abutted upon a water main or sewer.

(g)    The annual benefit assessment or other charge as
above specified is a lien upon the property against which it
is assessed until paid, any statute of limitations to the
contrary notwithstanding, subject only to prior State and
county taxes. If any property is sold for State and/or
county taxes, or both, by the [Treasurer] DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE of the County, and if after sale there is a surplus
after all costs and expenses incident to such sale shall
have been paid, the [Commission] COUNTY upon proper petition
to the Circuit Court shall be allowed any balance from the
surplus, and shall be a preferred lienor to the extent of
its lien; and for the purpose of giving notice to the
general public as to existing liens and charges against any
property within [the county] CARROLL COUNTY abutting upon
any water or sewer main, or connected thereto the
[Commission] BOARD shall keep a public record of all names
of owners of property, locations of said property, lot
numbers when of record, and the amount of such benefit
assessments, water service charges, or such other charges,
that may become liens from time to time. Such records shall
be kept in the office of the [Commission] BOARD as a public
record, and when so kept shall be legal notice of all
existing liens within [the county] CARROLL COUNTY. The
[Commission] BOARD shall request the [County Treasurer]
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE COUNTY to print a notice on the
[state] STATE and county tax bills that benefit assessments
and other charges for water and sewer services must be paid
in the office of the [Commission] BOARD or elsewhere as the
[Commission] BOARD may designate.

15-20A.

(A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF
THE PRINCIPAL OF AND THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS ISSUED BY THE
COUNTY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE FOR