Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14

Il THE PUBLICATION OF BILLS PRO-
\ POSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
4 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
4 WHEREAS, at the January session OF |
Il the General Assembly of Maryland. held
I IN the year 1913, the following Acts |
\ were passed, providing for the submis- |
/ sion of amendments to the Constitution
! of the State to the qualified voters of |
the State of Maryland for adoption or |
rejection, namely
CHAPTER $40
AN ACT to propose an amendment to |
the Constitution of Maryland. by add |
ing a new Article thereto, to follow |
Immediately after Article XI-A, and |
to be known as Article XI-B. and to |
provide for the submission of said |
Amendment to the qualified voters Of |
the State Of Maryland, for adoption or |
rejection.
eral Assembly of Maryland, (three-fi |
of all members Of each of the two |
Houses concurring), That the following |
Article to follow Immediately after Ar |
ticle XI-A, and to be known as Article |
XI-B, be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti- |
tuition Of Maryland, which Article, If |
adopted by the qualified voters of the |
State Of Maryland. as herein provided;
shall thereby, by such adoption, be and
become a part of the Constitution of |
Maryland.
BALTIMORE UNEMPLOYMENT
COMMISSION
Section /. The General Assembly Of !
Maryland, by public local law, may au- |
thorize the Mayor and City Council Of |
Baltimore to create Baltimore Re
development Commission. Any public |
local law authorizing the creation of the |
Baltimore RedevelOpment Commission |
shall contain the following provisions:
Commission shall come into being only |
when the City Council of Baltimore |
shall pass a resolution that there Is |
need for the establishment Of such a
Commission in the City Of Baltimore. |
When the City Council Of Baltimore |
adopts such a resolution, It shall prompt !
ly notify the Mayor of Baltimore City |
Of such adoption. Upon receiving such |
notice and approving said resolution, |
such additional number Of persons as |
the General Assembly may provide in
said public local law, as Commission
ers Of the Baltimore Redevelopment
serve for such terms and shall receive |
such compensation the General Assembly |
may provide in said public local law.
(b) The Baltimore Redeyelopment |
Commission, when created, shall have
power and authority to acquire land in
slums and blighted areas in Baltimore |
City by purchase, lease or condemna- |
tiOn, and to reconvey any such land by |
sale or lease for redevelopment, in ac |
cOrdance with q redevelopment plan for |
Baltimore City, provided that such re-
development plan has first been ap |
proved by the Commission ON City Plan |
Of Baltimore City; and provided further |
that no such slum or blighted area to |
be acquired shall be less than eight |
acres or more than eighty acres. The |
term ''slum" shall mean any area where |
dwellings pred0minate, which by rea- |
son of depreciation, Overcrowding, faulty |
arrangement or design, lack of ventila- |
tion, light or sanitary facilities, or any |
combination of these factors, are detri- |
mental to the public safety, health or
morals The term "blighted area" shall |
mean an area In which a majority of |
the buildings have declined in produc-
tivity by reason of obsolescence, depre-
citation or other causes to an extent they |
no longer justify fundamental repairs |
and adequate maintenance.
(c) The Baltimore Redevelopment |
Commission shall have authority to use |
the power of eminent domain to ac-
Quire any land needed for any rede-
velopment project; provided, however, |
that the Baltimore Redeyelopment Com
mission shall have first obtained options
upon or shall have purchased at Least
so percentum Of such land area required |
for any such redevelopment project. |
Property already devoted to public |
use may be acquired by the Baltimore
Redevelopment, Commission; provided. |
however, that no real property belong |
ing 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 RedevelOpment Commission,
by exercise of the power of eminent |
domain, shall be taken without just |
compensation, as agreed upon between |
the parties, or awarded by Jury.
(d) The Baltimore Redevelopment |
Commission shall have power to Pc |
titfon 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 redevelop- |
ment and for use In the preparation OF |
any redevelopment plan.
(e) The Baltimore Redevel0pment |
Commission shall have power to recon |
vey any land acquired by 1t, either by \
purchase, lease or condemnation to any |
private corporations, companies, part
nerships, or persons, for redevelopment |
and rebuilding, at a price consistent |
with the new uses which the Commits |
sion on City Plan shall prescribe for !
such land, even though such price LAY |
be below the original cost Of acquisi- |
ton. The Baltimore Redevelopment |
Commission shall have power to include
In the terms Of sale or leases OF land
to private corporations, companies, |
partnerships, or persons, provisions OBJ.
ligating the purchasers or lessees OF |
such land to begin the building of i'm
provements within reasonable period |
Of time; and to include In such con-
tracts, appropriate covenants and re.
strictions to maintain standards of |
population density, property mainte-
nance, character Of the use of land, and |
architectural standards established In |
the redevelopment plan and approved |
by the Commission on City Plan OF
1f) The baltimore RedeveIopment |
Commission shall have no power to |
pledge the credit Of, or in any way |
bind the Mayor and City Council Of |
Baltimore, and the Mayor and City |
Council Of Baltimore shall not be liable |
In any way or manner whatsoever, for |
any of the obligations, contracts, or |
undertakings of the Baltimore Rede- |
ve1opment Commission.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly OF |
Maryland may grant the Baltimore Re-
development Commission, any and all |
additional powers necessary and proper /
to carry into effect the above mentioned |
powers and purposes Of said Commis-
sion, provided such additional powers |
are not inconsistent with the terms and |
provisions Of this Article XI-B, and |
with any other provisions Of the Con,
i stitution Of Maryland. The General |
\ Assembly may add such other and fur
ther Limitations upon the powers and |
the exercise of such powers Of the Bal |
timore Redeveiopment Commission as II |
may deem proper and expedient.
That the af0regoing Article hereby pro- |
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of Maryland, shall, at the Elec- |
4 tion 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 pursu- |
ance OF the directions contained In Ar |
ticle XIV Of the Constitution Of Mary |
land, and at the said General Election, |
the vote on the said proposed amend |