HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 929

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the authorities
shall be empowered and authorized to formulate and cause to
be effective such rules and regulations as they may deem neces-
sary for maintaining and operating the water supply or the
sewerage system under their control, and may formulate and
put into effect plumbing regulations which shall govern the in-
stallation and alteration of all plumbing arrangements on
private property. Said authorities may require that no plumb-
ing work be done on any private property without the receipt
of a permit and without the payment of such charge as they
may deem reasonable. Any violation of any rule or regulation
promulgated under authority of this section shall be a mis-
demeanor punishable under Section 16.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That said authorities
whenever they deem it necessary may take or acquire any land,
structure, buildings, water courses, water rights or other prop-
erty, either within or outside the municipality, either in fee
or as an easement, for the construction, establishment, exten-
sion, alteration, maintenance or operation of any part or ap-
purtenance of said water supply or sewerage system, this to be
done by the purchase of the same from the owner or owners,
or upon the failure to agree, by the condemnation of the same
by proceedings in the Circuit Court for Cecil County, as now
provided for condemnation of land by public service corpora-
tions in Article 33A of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, and said authorities may, at the same time, con-
demn the interest of any tenant, lessee or other person hav-
ing an interest in said property. At any time after ten days
after the return and recordation of the verdict or ward in said
proceedings, the said authorities may enter upon and take
possession of said property so condemned upon first paying
to the Clerk of the Court the amount of said award and all
costs and taxes to date, notwithstanding any appeal or further
proceeding upon the part of the defendant. At the time of
said payment, however, they shall give their corporate under-
taking to abide by and fulfill any judgment on such appear-
ance or further proceeding.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the authorities are
authorized and empowered to take over by purchase or con-
demnation any privately owned water supply or sewerage
system. Such condemnation proceedings shall be in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section 9. When any such private
system is taken possession of, said authorities may extend or
alter and maintain or operate said system in conjunction with
their general system, and thereafter all properties along the
lines of said privately owned system, so taken over, shall
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