The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-06-21

said system, whether private or NUM-
cipal as a part of its general system,
and from that date of such payment all
properties along the line of any water
main or sewer of the system So acquired
shall stand in the same relation, bear
the same benefit assessment and be
subject to the same Regulations and
penalties, as though the system so
acquired had been constructed and put
into operation by the said Commission
under the provisions of this Act; pro-
yided, however, that no building or
premises, actually connected in an
adequate manner with said acquired
system at the time of its purchase,
shall be required to pay the connection
charge specified under Section IL.
Whenever there is in existence
privately owned water supply or
sewerage system which in the judg-
ment of the Commission is unfit, as
whole CT in part, for incorporation with
the Commissions system, the Commiss-
ion shall disregard the existence of
said system or unfit part thereof, and
all the provisions of this Act relating
to systems constructed by the Com
mission shall epply to said extension.
Any municipality whose system is
acquired by said Commission, whether
bv purchase or condemnation, is hereby
authorized to use the amount paid to
it for said system for the purchase or
redemption of any bonds or debt which
NAV be outstanding against the same,
of the Commission may, as part OF
the purchase price of said system,
assume the payment of any such
outstanding bonds.
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted,
That after the passage of this Act,
whenever municipality or the property
owners or residents of any locality in
the Sanitary District shall desire a
water supply, sewerage or drainage
system, or part thereof, to be con-
structed in that municipality or locality
and the Commission shall decide that
it is inexpedient or impractlcable at
that time, owing to remoteness from
it's general system or other cause, to
build such system, such municipality or
persons may build and operate said
system at its or their own expense, but
it shall be constructed under plans and
specifications prepared by said Com
mission and under its supervision, and
its maintenance and operation shall be
under the general control of the
Commission, which engineering and
supervisory service shall be rendered
by the Commission free of charge; and
no such system or part thereof, or no
water main, sewer, storm water drain,
water publication or sewer disposal
plant. or no connection with the above,
shall be constructed or installed except
as above provided. and any violation of
this provision shall be misdemeanor
punishable under Section q of this Act.
All construction and operating records,
including cost of records, shall be filed
with the Commission, which shall be
empowered at any time to take over
said system or part thereof, or said
water main, sewer, storm water drain,
water publication or sewage disposal
plant, or connection with the above, in
the same manner as provided under
Section Is for systems existing at the
time of the passage of this Act. The
Commission shall be empowered to
extend its water supply, sewerage,
drainage and refuse disposal systems
into any area outside of the Sanitary
Districts contiguous thereto or in the
vicinity thereof, whenever the property
owners of said area shall agree to the
conditions that may be imposed by the
Commission.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted,
That whenever said Commission shall
deem such action advisable II shall
institute, maintain and operate such
system of refuse collection and disposal
in any part or parts OF the Sanitary
District as in its judgment shall best
promote public health, economy and
convenience and shall prescribe the
territory so to be served. The Commits
sion shall have full power to prescribe
and rnDnlatinnS
governing the treatment and storage OF
all varieties of refuse on private prop |
erty before collection. Whenever
system of refuse collection and disposal
shall be established in any area, existing
systems or methods Of refuse disposal
within said area shall be abandoned, and
all properties shall make use OF the |
system provided by the Commission. |
ANY violation or the above provisions |
shall be d misdemee nor punishable |
under Section 21 of this Act The area
served by any refuse collection and |
disposal. system established by the
Commission may be extended from time
to time by said Commission as in its
judgment may be advisable, and the |
provisions Of this section shall likewise
be applicable to all added territory.
For the purpose of providing funds for
the establishment or extension or any
system Of refuse collection and disposal,
the Commission may issue bonds which
shall be of the same type, subject to the
same conditions and carrying the same
guaranty of payment of interest and
principal as those issued for water sup
ply, sewerage aud drainage construction
a. provided under Sections and of
this Act; except that all bonds to be
is sued under this section shall mature