Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

POsIN sif. n II siENTs sTO THE
coN6TITUTIoN OF THE STATE.
wHEREAs.sat the January session of
the General Assembly of Maryland. held
in the year 1913, the following Acts
were isassed, 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. namply;
CHAPTER 649
AN AGT to propose an amendment to
The Constitution of Maryland. by add
ing a new Article thereto. to follow
Immediately after Article XI-A. and
10 be known as Article NIB, and to
provide for the submission of said
Amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Maryland, for adoption or
s Sectiea l. Be i enacted By the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland. three fifths
of all3 members Of each of the two
House$ concurring). That the following
Articlefto follow Immediately after Ar
ticle MA. and 10 be known as Article
NIB. lbe and the same is hereby pro-
posed las an amendment to the Constl-
tutlonEof Maryland. which Article, If
adopted by the qualified voters of the
State vi Maryland, as herein provided.
shall therehy, by Such adoption. be and
becomh a part of the Constitution of
Maryland.
XI-B.
BALTIMORE REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
Section /. The General Assembly OF
Marylahd. by public local law. may au.
iborize the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore to create a Baltimore Re-
development Commission. Any public
local law authorizing the creation of the
Baltimore Redevelopment Commission
shall contain the following provisiOns
(al The Baltimore Redevelopment
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
Commission in the City of Baltimore.
Whenf the City Council of Baltimore
adopts such resolution. it shall prompt
ly notify the Mayor of Baltimore City
of such adoption. Upon receiving such
notice and approving said resolution,
the Mayor shall appoint five persons Tor
such additici-.l nrr,be- of persons as
the General ass emily may provide Il
said public local law. as Commission
ers Of the Baltimore Redevelopment
Commission The Commissioners shall
serve for such terms and shall receive
such compensation the General Assembly
may provide in said public local law.
Oh /. The Baltimore Redevelopment
Commission, when created shall have
p0wersand authority TO acquire land in
slums5and blighted areas in Baltimore
City NY purchase, lease or eondemna-
tion. Asd to rec0nvey any such land by
sale % lease for redevelOpment, in ac-
cordans.e with a redevelopment plan for
BaltiIHDre City, provided that such re-
development plan has first been APP
proved by the Commission on City Plan
of Baltimore City; and provided further
that 10 such .slun or bllghted area TO
be acquired shall: be Hess than 8eight
acres Tor more than eighty acres. The
term kslum" shall mean any area where
ofrxy alnf fT0f a zvhi Ia a
son Interpretation. overcrOwding, faulty
ARRANGEMENT or design. lack of veltila-
tiOn, Hight or sanitary facilities or any
combipation Of these factors, are detri-
mental to the public safety. health or
morals The term "blghted area" shall
mean gan area In which majority of
the buildings have declined in produc-
tivity,by reason of obSOlesccnce, 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 lane needed for any rede-
Velopment project; provided. however,
that the Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission SHAH have first obtained options
upon apr shall have purchased at least
50 pereentifm of such land area required
for any such development project.
Properly alrcad" ceroted to public
use iaay be ;cqdifei by tie Baltimore
Redetelopmcnt Commission. provided.
howetkr. that no real property belong
ing ID the State of Maryland or the
MagoF anu ,ity Council &C Baltimore
may BE acquired without the consent
of sad State or of said City, as the
case piay be. No property taken by the
Baltimore Redevelopment Commission.
by exsncxe ref ffle s.Power Of eminent
domain, shall be taken without Just
compensation. as agreed upon between
the parties, or awarded by Jury.
Id The Baltimore Redevelopment
Commission shall have power to pc
tition 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 bligkted areas for redevelop--
nent and forMse in the preparation of
ny>redeycloppent plan.
(e) The Ealtimorc Redevelopment
Commission shall have power to recon-
yey any land acquired by it, 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 may
be below the original cost of Pcquisi-
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
1igating the purchasers or lesseeS OF
such land to begin the building of i'm
provements within c reasonable period
of time; and to include in such con-
tracts. appropriate covenants and re-
strctiOns to maintain standards OF
population density. property malnte-
nance, character Of the use of land, and
architectural standards established in
the redevelopment plan and approved
by the Commission on City Plan OF
Baltimore City.
IL The baltimore Redevelopment
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. Tor
any of the obligations. contracts. or
undertakings Of the Baltimore Rede-
velopment Commission.
See . 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.
ss,tutiCn Of Maryland. The General
ASSEMBLY may auu Sucii othei anu ~
Their limitations upon the powers ana
the exercise OF such powers OF the Bal
timore Redevelopment Commission as 1t
may deem proper and expedient.
see. g. And be 1t further enacted,
That the aforegoing Article hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the COnsti-
tuition of Maryland. shall. at the Flee
tion 10 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
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For C0nsiitu-
tional Amendment. and Against Con-
stitutiOnal Amendment, as now pro-
vided by law. and Immediately after
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