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time to time as said authorities deem necessary. Said rates
shall be payable at such times and shall be subject to such
penalties for non-payment, as said authorities may determine,
and they shall be collectible against the owner of the property
served, in the same manner as other debts are collectible at
law.

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
necessary for maintaining and operating the water supply sys-
tem under their control, and may formulate and put into
effect plumbing regulations which shall govern the installa-
tion and alteration of all plumbing arrangements on private
property. Said authorities may require that no plumbing
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, structures, building, water courses, water rights or
other property, either within or outside the municipality,
either in fee or as an easement, for the construction, establish-
ment, extension, alteration, maintenance, or operation of any
part or appurtenance of said water supply 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 Wicomico County,
as now provided for condemnation of land by public service
corporations in Article 33A of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, and said authorities may, at the same
time, condemn the interest of any tenant, lessee or other per-
son having an interest in said property. At any time after
ten days after the return and recordation of the verdict or
award 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 the 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
undertaking to abide by and fulfill any judgment on such
appearance or further proceeding.