1768

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 289

constructed by and at the expense of the District [to be
recovered, if]. IF the Commission so elects, THE COST SHALL BE
RECOVERED by a reasonable charge by the District for each such
connection[, which said]. THE charge shall be uniform within
each class of property owners throughout each subdistrict and
shall be paid by each property owner at the office of the
Commission before the actual connection with any pipe on the
property of any such owner is made[; provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the]. THE
Commission IS NOT REQUIRED to impose a connection charge[;
provided, further, that the aforesaid requirement for uniform
rates within each class of property owners shall not preclude the
Commission, if it]. IF THE COMMISSION had determined not to
impose a connection charge initially within a subdistrict for
those property owners connecting to water or sewer mains when the
system [is] WAS first made available for use, THE UNIFORM RATE
REQUIREMENT DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE COMMISSION from imposing a
connection charge on property owners connecting with [said] THE
mains more than [six] 6 months after the installation of the
water or sewer system within [said] THE subdistrict, nor [shall]
DOES it preclude the Commission from imposing a connection charge
greater in amount than that imposed on property owners connecting
with the [said] system within [six] 6 months after its
installation in the subdistrict. The amount of any such
connection charge shall be fixed by the Commission and may be
revised PERIODICALLY by the Commission [periodically]. All of
the revenue above actual cost derived from [such] THE connection
charges shall be credited by the Commission to a special account
on its books[,] from which expenditures may be made for repairs,
replacements or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance and
operation of the water systems, sewerage systems or surface
drainage systems under its control. When any water main or sewer
is declared by [said] THE Commission complete and ready for the
delivery of water or the reception of sewage, every abutting
property owner, after due notice, shall make a connection of all
spigots or hydrants, toilets and waste drains with [said] THE
water main or sewer within the time prescribed by the Commission.
Where [the' aforesaid] THOSE fixtures do not exist[,] or are of a
nature which[, in the judgment of] the Commission[,] BELIEVES is
improper or inadequate, satisfactory equipment shall be installed
by the owner on the premises consisting of at least [one] 1 water
closet and [one] 1 sink or washbasin, both of which shall be
properly connected with the sewer of [said] THE District. All
cesspools, sink drains and privies located on properties
connected to sewers provided by the Commission shall be
abandoned, closed and left in a sanitary condition so that no
odor or nuisance [shall arise therefrom] ARISES FROM THEM. Any
violation of the provisions of this section [shall be] IS a
misdemeanor punishable under Section 28-24 [of this subtitle].
(1957 Code, sec. 541. 1957, ch. 694, sec. 887; 1961, ch. 743,
sec. 541; 1963, ch. 568, sec. 541.)

28-15. Permits required; control of water supply.