Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-09-12
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
vides assistance in the construction Of such
public works whether such assistance con-
sists of making a grant of money to said
municipality. loan thereto, or some other
method of financing the construction Of the
public works contemplated.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted, That
this Act is hereby declared to be an em-
Urgency law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public health and
safety, and having been passed by a yea and
nay vote supported by three-fifths of the
members elected to each House in the Gen.
eral Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
APPROVED May IT. 1885.
CHAPTER No. 396
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT to add two new sections to Article
78A of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland, 1924 Edition, as enacted by
Chapter 80 of the Acts of the Special
Session of the General Assembly of 1888,
title Public Works-Board Of" subtitle
Maryland Emergency Housing and Park
Commission, said new sections to follow
Immediately after Section 10 of said
Article, and to be known as Sections 20
and II, extending the powers of the Mary
land Emergency Housing and Park Com.
mission; authorizing any municipality,
county or local subdivision of the State
to cooperate with the Commission. and
the United States of America, by convey
ing, leasing or donating property, or
rendering services, in connection there.
with; authorizing municipalities to open,
close or maintain streets or to plan or
zone areas within their corporate limits:
to authorize the Board of Public Works
to allocate funds to said Commission for
administrative purposes out of funds ap-
propriated by the General Assembly, and
TO authorize any county or municipality
to make donations or advances to said
Commission in aid Of public works as de-
fined in this Article.
WHEREAS, unsanitary and unsafe dwell.
ing accommodations exist in various areas
OF the State. and consequently many per-
sons of low income are forced to reside in
such dwelling accommodations: and
WHEREAS, these conditions cause an In
crease in and spread of disease and crime
and constitute a menace to the health,
safety. morals and welfare of the citizens
of the State and impair economic values:
and
WHEREAS, the clearance, replanning and
reconstruction of the areas in which un-
sanitary or unsafe housing conditions exist
and the providing of safe and sanitary
dwelling accommodations for persons of low
income are public uses and purposes for
which private property may be acquired:
and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that
work on such projects be instituted as soon
as possible in order to relieve unemploy.
ment which now constitutes an emergency.
SECTION /. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That two new sec
tions be and the same are hereby added to
Article 78A of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, 1924 Edition, as enacted
by Chapter 80 of the Acts of the Special
Session of the General Assembly of 1888,
title Public Works-Board Of" subtitle
Maryland Emergency Housing and Park
Commission" said new sections to follow
Immediately after Section 10 of said Article.
to be known as Sections 20 and 81, and
to read as follows:
20. For the purpose Of aiding and CO.
operating in the planning. construction and
operation of public works as defined in this
subtitle, located within their respective
territorial boundaries. any municipality.
county or local subdivision within this State
may, upon such terms, as it may determine:
(a) grant, sell. convey. lease or donate
any of its property to the State Of Mary
land, or to the Maryland Emergency Hous-
ing and Park Commission, or to any cor
poration formed by said Commission under
the authority of Section TIE of this sub
title; and
(b) to the extent that it is within the
scope of each of their respective functions,
~ cause the services customarily provided
by each of them to be rendered for the bene-
fit of the OCCUPANTS of such public works,
and (2) provide and maintain parks and
beWdSes wafer anu OLHeE IdCluIleS aOJdCenB
to or in Connection with such public works,
and (3) enter into any agreement to open,
close, pave, install, or change the grade Ct
streets. alleys or sidewalks within the COR
porate limits Of any municipality. and/or 70
plan. replan, zone or rezone any areas
within the corporate limits of any munich
pality.
In connection with the exercise of this
power. any municipality or county may in
cur the entire expense of any such public
improvements located within its territorial
boundaries without assessment against
AUDITING property owners.
21. For the purpose Of enabling the
Maryland Emergency Housing and Park
Comission, to administer the provisions of
this subtitle. the Board of Public Works of
Maryland is hereby authorized and em-
powered to allocate to said Commission from
time to time, such sum o. sums as said
Board may deem necessary out of any
funds made available for such purpose, or
out of any contingent funds, appropriated
under the provisions of Chapter 597 Of the
Acts of 1888, or under the provisions of any
subsequent Appropriation Act.
Any county or municipality within the
territorial boundaries of which public works
as defined in this subtitle are located or
about to be located, shall have power an.
nually and from time to time, to make do
nations or advances to said Commission in
such sums as such county or municipality
in its discretion may determine, such adj
vances or appropriations to be made for
the purpose OF aiding or cooperating in the
construction and operation of such public
works.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted. That
should any section or part of a section Of
this Act be held to be invalid for any rea-
son. such holding shall not be construed as
affecting the validity of any remaining sec
ton or part of a section of this Act. it
being the Legislative intent that the re-
mainder of this Act shall stand, notwith-
standing the invalidity of such section or
part of a section.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted. That
this Act is hereby declared to be an em-
Urgency law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public health and
safety. and having been passed upon yea
and nay vote, supported by three-fifths Ct
all of the members elected to each of the
two Houses Of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
Approved May IT. 1885.
CHAPTER No. 387