The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-10-14

BIZ BALLOT, AND UPON EACH BAL.
! LOT THERE SHALL BE PRINTED
TIE WORDS FOR THE CONSTITU.
! TlONAL AMENDMENT" and AGAINST
HIN MFEr as nov PRE5cR BE- ~ BIZ r
LAW AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER
SAID ELECTION. DUE RETURNS
SHALL BE MADE 70. THE COY,
MEN, AS DIRECTED BY SAID
| ARTICLE IA OF THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER NO. 754
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment to
| Article KID Of the Constitution Of Mary.
land, title Port development, providing
that no public local law enacted under the
provisions and authority OF said Article
shall be enacted or construed to authorize
the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
and authority in said Article enumerated
within the territorial limits OF Howard
COUNTY. OR WITHIN THE TERRI.
TORlAL LIMITS OF ANNE ARUN
DEL COUNTY WITHOUT IN GER
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESOLU.
| TION DULY PASSED AFTER A.
PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE COUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS; AND PRO.
NIplNG FURTHER THAT. ANNE
TAIN THE POWER OF TAXATION
OVER CERTAIN LANDS and to pro
vide for the submission Of said amendment
to the qualified voters OF the State for
adoption or rejection
SECTION ]. Be 4 enacted by ne General
assembly OF Maryland, (threc-hfths OF all
! the members Of each OF the two Houses con.
curring), that the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article KID OF the Constitution Of Mary.
land, title Port Development, the same,
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
OF the State, as herein provided, to become
Article KID Of the Constitution Of Mary
land:
ARTICLE KID
Port Development
/. 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 fran.
chise, easement or privilege therein, in, adj
joining or in the vicinity OF the Patapsco
River or its tributaries, by purchase, lease,
gift, condemnation or any other legal means,
| for or in connection with extending, de-
veoping or improving the harbor or port OF
Baltimore and its facilities and the highways
and approaches thereto; and PROVIDING,
FURTHER, THAT THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
SHALL NOT ACQUIRE ANY SUCH
RffGHT, INTEREST, FRANCHfSE,
EASEMENT OR PRIVILEGE THEREIN,
FOR ANY OF SAID PURPOSES, IN
ANY OF THE COUNTIES OF THIS
STATE WITHOUT THE PRIOR CON
TION DULY PASSED AFTER A PUB.
Lie HEARING, BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH LAND OR
PROPERTY, OR SUCH RIGHT, IN;
PRIVILEGE THEREIN, is SITUATE;
AND PROVIDED, FURTHER. THAT
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL
RETAIN JURISDICTION AND POWER
TO TAX ANY LAND so ACQUIRED
OF BALTIMORE UNDER THE PRO
VISIONS OF THIS ACT.
CD To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of said land or
property, regardless OF whether or not 1t IS
developed, altered, or improved and irrespec-
tive Of the manner or means IN or by which
it may have been acquired, TO any private,
public or quasi public corporation, partner,
ship, association, 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 Wlnch
may be granted TO the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore pursuant to this Article
4 by exercising the power of eminent domain,
shall be taken without Just compensation, as
agreed upon between the parties, or awarded
| by a 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 or
in connection with the exercise OF any OF the
powers which may be granted TO the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore pursuant TO
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
1 and authority necessary or proper 10 carry
1 into full force and effect any and all OF the
/ specified powers which the General As
sembly is authorized TO grant 10 the Mayor
and City Council Of Baltimore pursuant TO
this Article and TO fully accomplish any and
all of the purposes and objects contemplated
/ bv the provisions of this Article, provided
such additional power or authority IS moi
/ inconsistent with the terms and provisions OF
| this Article or with any other provision or
| provisions of the Constitution Of Maryland
1 The General Assembly may place such other
and further restrictions or limitations on the
exercise of any of the powers which II may
/ grant TO the Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore under the provisions of this Article
as it may deem proper and expedient.
3. ProJidcd, however, that no PAbhc
| local I1iU enacted under the PROVISIONS dnd
authority of this article shall be enacted or
construed to Gnth0ri5e the Mayor Gn6 CRY
Council Of Baltimore 10 exercise or dfP!y
any of the b07Uers or authority ~ this article
enumerated ,Vithin the Territorial limits OF
SIC. 2 dn5 be Il further enacted, That
the aforegoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF Maryland,
shall, at the election to be held IN No,
vember, 1854, be submitted to the quallhed
voters Of the State of Maryland for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF the
directions contained 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 due returns
shall be made TO the Governor OF the vote
for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by Article XIV Of the Constltu-
ton and further proceedings had in &C
cordance with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. ~
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment 10
Section % of Article J of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Executive Department
TO provide that the salary of the Secretary
of State may be fixed by the General
Assembly of Maryland, that he shall not
be required to reside at the Seat Of Coy
eminent and REMOVING A REFER:
ENCE TO THE FORMER OFFICE OF
PRIVATE SECRETARY and to submit
this amendment to the quaihed voters OF
the State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be st enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (Three-ffths of all
the members elected to each Of the two
Houses concurrng), That the following sec
ton be and it is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article of the Constitution
Of Maryland, title Executive Department {,
the same, if adopted by the qualified voters
of the State, to become Section % of Article
3 of the Constitution of the State OF Mary
land.
%. A Secretary of State shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, who shall
continue in office. unless sooner removed
by the Governor, till the end OF the official
term of the Governor from whom he received
his appointment, and receive. such annual
salary as the General Assembly may from
TINE TO time BY ldzc prescribe land shall
reside at the Seat of Government; and the
office of Private Secretary shall thencefortb
cease.l
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