§ 56-3-31. Application required for connection to lateral sewers; persons not on assessment roll to pay ratable proportion of cost of sewer.

No person shall be permitted to connect any drain from his premises with any public or lateral sewer or drain or any drain whereby his premises will be drained into any public or lateral sewer or drain, except on previous application in writing to, and permission therefor granted by the board of water commissioners. Persons not embraced in the assessment roll shall be required to pay, on application for permission to connect premises outside the assessment district, to the board of water commissioners, a ratable proportion of the cost of such sewer, to be ascertained by the board through the director of water and sewerage department, who shall make an assessment on the premises drained therefor.

(Code 1964, § 56-2-3)