The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-22
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS


found by the Mayor and Town COUn-
Icil Of the County or State health au-
thoritias, TO be polluted or menace
to health shall be abandoned and
closed. Any violations Of the pro
visions Of this section shall be q l'-'9-
, demcanor punishable under Section
/ 6 OF this Act.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted,
That before any plumbing is done Ia
any building or upon any private
property, within the corporate limits
OF the said town. or on any property
outside Of said limits that coanecrs
with a water main or sewer under he
/ jurisdiction of the Mayor and Town
/ Council, the person, firm or corpora
ton doing the same shall first obtain
a permit from the Mayor and Town
Council and pay therefor such reason
able sum as the Mayor and Town
/ Council may prescribe. Such work
shall be done under and pursuant to
such rules, regulations and require
ments as the Mayor and Town Coun-
may from time to time formulate, not
/ inconsistent, however, with the re-
quirements of the Plumbing Code Of
the State of Maryland, and subject to
such inspection as may be deemed nee
! eSsary. No connection Of any kind
shall be made with any water main
or sewer, constructed or maintained
! by the Mayor and Town Council with
out a permit and under such condi-
tions as the Mayor and Town Council
may authorize. The Mayor and Town
/ Council shall have the right Of entry
at reasonable hours to all buildings
and premises having any connection
with the water supply or sewerage
systems under its jurisdiction, and
may order and require such changes
| in all water or sewer connections, or
/ plumbing, as it may deem necessary
| to eliminate improper use of water,
or to correct defective Plumbing. No
/ private water supply or sewer install
| lation shall be constructed in the said
town without the person, firm or cor
! pCration doing the work having first
obtained a permit from the Mayor
and Town Council and paid a reason
able charge therefor, and such plants
shall then be installed maintained
and operated under such rules and
Regulations as the Mayor and Town
| Council may require. Any violation
| of any of the provisions Of this sec
| ton shall be a mi5demeanor punisha-
/ Bile under Section 1G Of this Act.
Sec 9. And be it further enacted,
That for the purpose Of paying the
1 interest and sinking fund on that part
Of the bond issue covering the cost Of
water and sewer connections, as pro-
vided under Section 7, the Mayor and
! Town Council shall make such assess
] e., gn,t, 81 et,yl, rg-
/ they shall determine necessary. All
of said assessment for water or sewer
connections shall be uniform through
out the said town, subject, however,
to revision annually by the Mayor and
, Town Council as costs and conditions
may require. Assessments for water
and sewer connections shall be paya-
bic annually for period of years CO.
extensive with the period Of maturity
Of the bonds out of the proceeds OF
which they were constructed; provid-
ed, however, that the Mayor and Town
Council shall establish q fixed uni
form charge for all water and sewer
connections, fully sufficient to cover
their cost and changeable annually,
which any property owner may elect
to pay in one sum, at the time the
connection is extended to his prop
erty line by the Mayor and Town
Council, instead of said annual pay
ments for said connection as above
provided; and provided further, that
any property owner, at any time dur
ing the life Of a connection assess
ment, may eXtinguish the same by
payment in cash or an amount, which,
e OF ,,+, Of
pounded annually, would Weld an an
nuity equal to the annual connection
assessment for the period for which
said assessment has yet to run. Water
or sewer connection assessments shall
have the same priority rights, be pay
able at the same time and in the same
manner, be enforceable in the same
way, and be subject to the same pen
alties for nOn-payment, as frOnt-foOt
assessments.
Sec 10. And be it further enacted
That all sums collected by the Mayor
and Town Council for front-foot and
connection assessments levied against
property for water or sewer con-
strution, as provided under Section 6
and 8, shall be set aside as a separate
fund and designated as the Current
Interest and Sinking Fund Account"
from which fund interest shall be
paid on all outstanding bonds, and the
balance, if any, transferred to the
water Supply and Sewerage Sink
ing Fund Account" as provided I'M
der Section 4. The Mayor and Town
Council, in order to determine the
amount necessary to be levied under
Section A, shall deduct the amount to
the credit of said Current Interest
and Sinking Fund Account" from the
while amount to be raised in any one
year for interest and sinking fund
on outstanding bonds, and the balance
remaining to be raised shall be the
amount to be collected by taxation as
provided under Section 4.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted,
That for the purpose of providing
funds for maintaining, repairing and
operating its water supply and sew
erage systems, including overhead ex-
penses and proper depreciation al
lowance, said Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil shall be empowered and directed
to make such service rates as may be
necessary, chargeable against all
properties having connection with