Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-01
CHAPTER 662

erect from the date or Its passage.
Approved: May 20, 1941.
CHAPTER 562
AN ACT to add seven new sections TO
Article IA of the Code Of Public
General Laws OF MARYLAND, Flack,s
ties" to be know as Sections "A to &c
inclusive, under the subtitle Defense
Housing by Housing Authorities,
and to follow Immediately after Sec
Housing Authorities established .pur:
suant to Article IA of the Code Of
Public General Laws to undertake the
development or administration Of
safe and sanitary dwellings for per
sons engaged in national defense &C
tivities; to limit the initiation Of the
development Of such projects to De-
cendber 81, 1913; to authorize Housing
Authorities to cooperate with or act
as agent Of the Federal Government III
the development and administration
Of such projects of the Federal Gov
projects and to sell certain low-cost
housing or slum clearance projects to
the Federal Government; to authorize
public bodies to assist such projects
Federal Government; to make obliga-
tons issued for such projects Of
Housing Authorities legal investments
and to declare valid all bonds, notes
anu ODllSaLIOuS OF HOUSING AuCuOTl'
ties issued for projects heretofore un-
dertaken to assure the availability OF
safe and sanitary dwellings for per-
sons engaged in national defense ac-
tivities.
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and
declared that the national defense pro-
gram involves large increases in the
military forces and personnel In this
State, a great increase in the number
featuring centers and the bringing Of a
large number Of workers and their fam
lilies to new centers of defense indus.
tries in the State; that there is an acute
shortage Of safe and sanitary dwellings,
families in this State which impedes the
national defense program; that 1T 15
imperative that action be taken imme-
diately to assure the availability Of safe
and sanitary dwellings, for such persons
to enable the rapid expansion Of ma
tional-defense activities in this State
and to avoid large labor turnover IN
defense industries which would seri-
provisions hereinafter enacted are neces-
sary to assure the availability Of safe
and sanitary dwellings for persons en-
gagged in national. defense activities
which otherwise would not be provided
at this time; and that such provisions
are for the public use and purpose of
facilitating the national-defen pro-
gram in this State. 1t is further de-
authorize Housing Authorities to do any
and all things necessary or desirable to
secure the financial aid Of the Federal
as agent of the Federal Government, in
the expeditions development and the
administration OF projects to assure the
availability when needed of safe and
sanitary dwellings for persons engaged
In rationale defense activities.
Section 1: Be It enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That sever
new sections be and the same are here
BY added to Article IA Of the Code Of
Flack's Edition 1889, title Housing Au,
thorities," to be known as Sections "a
to 30 inclusive, under the subtitle
Defense Housing by Housing Authori-
Section 3 Of said said Article, to read di' as
follows:
a. Any Housing Authority may
undertake the development and admin
ability Of safe and sanitary dwellings,
for persons engaged in national defense
activities whom the Housing Authority
determines would not otherwise be able
but no Housing Authority shall initiate
the development Of any such project
Rpr,sSSaaspt to his Act after December
In the tie ownership develonment q, al.
ministratiion Of such projects, a Hous-
ing Authority shall have all the rights,
powers, privileges and immunities that
such Authority has under any provision
velopment or administration Of slum
clearance and housing projects for per-
sons Of low income, in the same manner
as though all the provisions Of law ap-
picable to slum clearance and housing
projects for persons Of low income were
applicable to projects developed or ad-
mln1stered to assure the availability
OF safe and sanitary dwellings for per-
ties as provided in this subtitle, and
housing projects developed or admini-
stored hereunder shall constitute "hous-
ing projects" under the sections Of this
term is used therein provided, that dur
ngthat period therein called the Nation
al-Defense Period") that a Housing Au-
th0rity finds (which finding shall be
conclusive IN any suit, action or pro-
ton Gas defined in said Article), or any
part thereof, there Is an acute shortage
OF safe and sanitary dwellings which
in this State and that the necessary safe
and sanitary dwellings would not other
wise be provided when needed for per.
sons engaged in national defense activi-
stored by such Housing Authority (or
by any Housing Authority cooperating
with II In such area pursuant to this
sub title, with the financial aid Of the
the Federal Government as hereinafter
provided) shall not be subject to the
limitations provided in Section 10 and
the second sentence Of Section Of this
Article; or any other Limitation relating
to the amount of rentals or eligibility
Of tenants other than as provided
under this subtitle; and provided fur
ther, that, during the National Defense
Period, a Housing Authority may make
payments in such amounts as It finds
necessary or desirable for any services,
facilities, works, privileges or improve
ments furnished for or in connection
with any such projects. After the Ma
tional-Defense Period, any such projects
owned and administered by Housing
Authority shall be administered for the
purposes and in accordance with the
I PROVISIONS s;., Of this Article other than
Is. A Housing Authority may exer-
else any or all Of its powers for the
purpose Of cooperating with, or acting
as agent for, the Federal Government
in the development or administration
Of projects by the Federal Government
to assure the availability Of safe and
sanitary dwellings for persons engaged
in national defense activities and may
undertake the development or admin
stration Of any such project for the
Federal Government. In order to assure
the availability Of safe and sanitary
housing Tor persons engaged In ma