Montgomery County sentinel., 1952-10-23
ARTICLE KID


1. The General Assembly Of Maryland,
by public local law, may authorize the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore:
\. (a) To acquire land and property of every
kind, and any right, interest, franchise,
easement OF, privilege therein, in, adjoining
or IN the vicinity of the Patapsco River or
its tributaries, by purchase, lease, gift, con.
demnation or any other legal means, for or
IN connection with extending, developing or
improving the harbor or port of Baltimore
and its facilities and the highways and ap.
proaches thereto; and
,b) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of said land or prop
erty, regardless of whether or not it is un.
developed or has been developed, redeveloped,
altered, or improved and irrespective of the
manner or means in or by which it may
have been acquired, to any private, public or
quasi public corporation, partnership, associ.
alton, person or other legal entity.
No land or property taken by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore for any Of
the aforementioned purposes or in connection
with the exercise of any OF the powers which
may be granted to the Mayor and City
Souncil OF Baltimore pursuant to this Article
by exercising the power of eminent domain,
shall be taken without lust Compensation. as
agreed upon between the parties, or awarded
by Jury, being first paid or rendered to
the party entitled to such compensation.
=, All land or property needed, or taken by
the exercise OF the power Of eminent domain,
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
for any Of the aforementioned purposes OF
IN connection with the exercise Of any of the
powers which may be granted to the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore pursuant 10
this Article is hereby declared to be needed
or taken for public use.
2. The General Assembly of MARYLAND
may grant to the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore any and all additional power
and authority necessary or proper to carry
into full force and effect any and all Of the
is authorized to grant to the Mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore pursuant to this Article
and to fully accomplish any and all of the
purposes and objects contemplated by the
provisions OF this Article, provided such
additional power or authority is not incon.
sistent with the terms and provisions Of this
Article or with any other provision or pro.
visions OF the Constitution Of Maryland
The General Assembly may place such other
and further restrictions or limitations on the
exercise OF any of the powers which Il may
grant TO the Mayor and City Council Of
Baltimore under the provisions Of this Article
as Il may deem proper and expedient.
SEC. 2. dHd be u further enacted, That
the sforegong Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution Of Maryland,
shall, at the election to be held in November,
1859, be submitted to the qualified voters OF
the State Of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection in pursuance Of the directions con.
tanned in Article XIV Of the Constitution OF
Maryland. and at the said general election
the vote on the 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" as now provided
by law, and Immediately after said election