HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3157

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation, to use, handle, tamper with, obstruct,
interfere with, deface or destroy any portion of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission system authorized to
be constructed under this [subheading] SUBTITLE, including
pipes, fittings, fireplugs, pumps, engines, appliances,
wires or other fixtures or equipment except under such rules
and regulations as the [said] commission may adopt.

14-6. Same — Violations and penalties.

Any violation of the provisions of section [83-155]
14-5 is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall be
punishable before any justice of the peace or the circuit
court of the county in which such offense is committed, and
any persons adjudged guilty thereof shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars [($100.00)] or thirty
days in the county jail or both in the discretion of the
court.

14-7. Powers conferred by chapter additional.

The powers conferred upon the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission under this [subheading] SUBTITLE are
intended to be in addition to, and not in substitution for,
any power heretofore conferred by law upon it.

14-8. Exercise of powers.

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission shall not
exercise any of the powers conferred upon it by this
[subheading] SUBTITLE unless and until it shall have entered
into a contract with the Anne Arundel County Sanitary
Commission relating to the execution of [said] THE powers,
and supplying water to residents of Anne Arundel County who
may be reasonably served by the construction and operation
of the system authorized by this [subheading] SUBTITLE.

15-1. Authority of commission to furnish water for Howard
County.

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission be and is
hereby authorized and empowered to construct, reconstruct,
extend, operate and maintain a water system from its present
system west of the Town of Laurel to the Howard County
boundary line for the purpose of supplying water to the
residents of Howard County.

15-2. Contracts and agreements.

(a) The [said] Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
shall have full power and authority to enter into any
contract or agreement with the Howard County Metropolitan
Commission, or its successors, and/or with any person, firm,
corporation or association, including any private or public-
service corporation to furnish water from its system
authorized to be constructed under this [subheading]