The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-01

RR0CIAIATTOM OF THE GOVERNOR
OF MARYLAND DIEECTING THE RVb,
AWnNDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE
whereas, 1t the January session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1913, the following Acts were passed,
providing for the submission OF amend
ments to tho Constitution O. the state 70
the qualified voters Of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection, namely:
CHAPTER e4o
AN ACT to prOpose an amendment to the
Constitution OF Maryland. by adding q
ateiy after Article Xt-A, snd to be known
as Article xI.B, and to provide Tor the
qualified voters Of the State OF Maryland
for adoption or rejection.
Section 4. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, (three, ffths OF an
curring), That the following Article to
follow Immediately after Article Xl-A, ana
to be known as Article xI-B, be and the
to the Constitution Of Maryland, which Ar
ticle, II adopted by the qualified voters OF
the State Of Maryland, as herein PROVIDED
come q part Of the Constitution of Mary
land.
BALTIMoRn UNEMPLOYMENT
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Section 4. The General Assembly Of
Maryland, by public local law, may au7
thorize the Mayor and City Council Of Bal
timore to create q Baltimore MORT hed neY ,
authorizing the creation of the Baltimore
Redevelopment Commission shall contain
the following provisions: !
(al The Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission shall come into being only when
the City Council Of Baltimore shall pass
q resolution that there is need FOR the es.
tablishment Of such Commission IN the
City Of Baltimore; When the CITY Somnc1
shah promptly notify the Mayor Of Balti-l
more City Of such adoption. Upon receive
ing such notice and approving said resoiu.
(or H1ch additional number of persons az
the General Assembly may provide In said
public local law), as Commissioners OF the
Baltimore RedeveioRment Snr aSeS terms
and shall receive such compensation the
General Assembly may provide In said pub
lie local law.
mission, when created. shall have power
and authority to acquire land In slums
and blighted areas In Baltimore city ~
purchase, lease or condemnation, ana TO
reconvey any such land by sale or lease
TOR redeveiopment, in accordance with re-
development plan for Baltimore City, pro-
vided that such redevel0pment plan mas
St been by snd pToVded
further that NO such slum or bnghted area
90 be acquired shall be less than eight
acres or more than eighty acres; The term
ings predominant, which by reason Of de-
probation, overcrowding, faulty arrange
ment or design, lack Of ventilation, Light OF
sanitary SF To the pabc
safety, health or morals. The term
.'blighted area" shall mean an area in
which q majority Of the buildings have de-
iescence, depreciation or other causes to an
extent they no longer justify fundamental
repairs and adequate maintenance.
(c) The Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission shall have authority to use the
power Of eminent domain to acquire any
land needed for any redevelopment project;
provided, however, that the Baltimore re.
development Commission shall nave nrst
obtained options upon or shall have pur.
chased at least 80 percentum OF such land
area required for any such redevelopment
project. Property already devoted to .
more Redeveiopment Commission; pro-
vided, however. that NO real properly pc.
longing to the State Of Maryland or the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may
be acquired without the consent OF said
State or of said City, as the case may be.
No property taken by the Baltimore he.
development Commission, by. exercise Iof
the power of eminent domain, shall pc
taken without Just compensation, as agreed
upon between the parties, or awarded by
"a The Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission shall have power to petition the
United States Of America for loans OF
money and to receive from the United
States Of America such loans to be used In
the acquisition Of land In slums and
blighted areas for redevelopment and for
use in the preparation OF any redeVeiop-
(ej The Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission shall have power to reconvey any
land acquired by 1t, either by purchase,
lease or condemnation to any. private cor
poration, companies, partnerships, or per.
sons, for redevelOpment and rebuilding, at
price consistent with the new uses which
the Commission on City Plan shall pre-
scribe for such land, even though SUCH
price may be below the original cost OF
Commission shall have power to include In
the terms of sale or leases OF land to prt-
vate corporations, companies, partnerships,
or persons, provisions OFFICIATING tne p ".
building Of improvements within reason
able period of time; and to include In such
contracts, appropriate covenants and re-
strictions to maintain standards OF popu-
lation density, property maintenance, char.
acter of the use of land, and architectural
standards established in the redevelopment
plan and approved by the Commission on
(f) The Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission shall have NO power to pledge the
credit of, or In any way Dlnd the mayor
and City Council OF BalClmOre, anu tue
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore shall
not be liable in any way or manner what.
soeyer. for any Of the obligations, con.
tracts, or undertakings of the Baltimore
Redevelopment Commission.
Sec 2. The General Assembly Of Mary.
land may grant the Baltimore Redevelop.
ment Commission, any and all additional
powers necessary and proper to carry into
effect the above mentioned powers and pur-
poses Of said Commission, provided such
additional powers are not inconsistent with
the terms and provisions Of this Article
XI-B, and with any other provisions Of the
Constitution Of Maryland. The General As
sembly may add such other and further
limitations upon the powers and the exer-
else Of such powers of the Baltimore Re-
devel0pment Commission az 1t may deem
proper and expedient.
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That
the aforegOing Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of
Maryland, shall, at the Election to be held
IN November, 1914, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters Of the State OF
Maryland, for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance Of the directions contained In
Article XIV Of the Constitution of Mary
land. and at the said General Election, the
vote ON the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For Constitutional Amendment,
and against Constitutional Amendment.
e now provided by law, and Immediately
nfkaR nnid HlectfOn. due return shall be