Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07

II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TIKI
STATE AND AT THE SAID GENERA
ELECTION, THE VOTE ON THE SAL
PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL B
BY BALLOT, AND UPON EACH BAL
LOT THERE SHALL BE PRINTE
THE WORDS FOR THE CoNSTlTI
The rCCoNSTIIuT AMENL
LAW AND IMMEDIATELY ATE
SAID ELECTION. DUE RETURN
SHALL BE MADE TO THE GOV
ERNOR OF THE VOTE FOR AM
AGAINST SAID PROPOSED AMENI
MEN,, AS DIRECTED BY SAL
ARTICLE IA OF THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER NO. 7s4
AN ACT to propose an amendment t
Article MD of the Constitution of MARY
land, title Port Development" providin
that no public local law enacted under tn
provisions and authority of said Articl
shall be enacted or construed to authoriz
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimor
to exercise or apply any OF the power
and authority in said Article enumerated
within the territorial limits of Howard
COUNTY, OR WITHIN THE TERRI
TORIAL LIMITS OF ANNE ARUN
DEL COUNTY WITHOUT, IN GER
TAIN INSTANCES, THE PRIOR CON
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESOLU
TON DULY PASSED AFTER
PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE CoUN
TY COMMISSIONERS; AND PRO
ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL RE
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 it enacted by the General
OF Maryland, (tliree-hfths of all
that the following be ard the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
TO Article KID of the Constitution of Mary
land, title Port Development, the same,
il adopted by the legal and qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Article KID Of the Constitution of Mary
and:
ARTICLE KID
Port Development
l. The General Assembly of Maryland,
~ public local law, may authorize the Mayor
md City Council of Baltimore:
(a) To acquire land and property OF
very kind, and any right, interest, fran.
'hise, easement or privilege therein, in, ad
Joining or in the vicinity of tile Patapsco
River or its tributaries, by purchase, lease,
gift, condemnation or any other legal means
'or or in connection with extending, de-
'eloping or improving the harbor or port OF
and its facilities and the highways
md approaches thereto; and PROVIDING,
THAT THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
SHALL NOT ACQUIRE ANY SUCH
lG II T, INTEREST, FRANCH S L,
EASEMENT OR PRIVILEGE THEREIN,
FOR ANY OF SAID PURPOSES, IN
ANY OF THE COUNTIES OF THIS
STATE WITHOUT THE PRIOR CON
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESOLU.
rIoN DULY PASSED AFTER A PUB
&c HEARING, BY THE BOARD OF
,oUNTY IN WHICH SUCH LAND OR
PROPERTY, OR SUCH RIGHT, IN
rEREST, FRANCHISE, EASEMENT OR
THEREIN, is SITUATE;
AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL
RETAIN JURISDICTION AND POWER
70 TAX ANY LAND so ACQUIRED
BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
)F BALTIMORE UNDER THE PRO.
VISIONS OF THIS ACT.
CD To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
therwise dispose OF any of said land or
regardless of whether or not it is
rndeveloped or has been developed, re.
developed, altered, or improved and irrespec-
i've of the manner or means in or by which
I may have been acquired, to any private,
'ublic or quasi public corporation, partner.
hip, association, person or other legal
nifty.
No land or property taken by the Mayor
m City Council of Baltimore for any OF
he aforementioned purposes or in connection
With the exercise of any OF the powers which
nay be granted to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore pursuant to this Article
" exercising the power Of eminent domain,
hall be taken without just compensation, as
greed upon between the parties, or awarded
y a jury, being first paid or rendered to
he party entitled to such compensation.
All land or property needed, or taken by
he exercise Of the power Of eminent domain,
" the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
or any OF the aforementioned purposes or
n connection with the exercise OF any OF the
powers which may be granted TO the Mayor
md City Council of Baltimore pursuant to
his Article is hereby declared to be needed
n taken for a public use.
2. The General Assembly OF Maryland
nay grant to the Mayor and City Council
# Baltimore any and all additional power
md authority necessary or proper to carry
nto full force and effect any and all OF the
pecihed powers which the General As
embly is authorized to grant t. the Mayor
md City Council of Baltimore pursuant to
his Article and to fully accomplish any and
II of the purposes and objects contemplated
" the provisions of this Article, provided
uch additional power or authority is not
with the terms and provisions OF
his Article OF. with any other provision or
PROVISIONS Of the Constitution of Maryland.
TIE General Assembly may place such other
md further restrictions or limitations on the
exercise OF any OF the powers which It may
rant TO TIE Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore under the provisions of this Article
IS it may deem proper and eXpedient.
3. Pr0vided, hO5ceeey, that 40 pnbts
coal leo crGcfcd under the provisions and
authority Of this article shall be enacted or
ourtrncd to GHhOYise the Mayor and CITY
O.WciI Of Baltimore to exercise or dfbiy
my Of The tO;VcrS on authority in this Article
iqihiH the territorial limits OF
i05vard COUNTY.
SEC. ?. And be II further enacted, That
he aforegoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment TO the Constitution of Maryland
hail, a, the election to be held IN No
1854, be submitted to tie qualified
,uters OF the State OF Maryland for their
ldoption 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
aud Against Constitutional
a. now provided by law, ana
after said election due returns
shah be made TO the Governor OF the vote
Tor and AGAINST said proposed amendment.
is directed by Article xiv OF the Constiiu
lion and further proceedings had IN &C.
cordance with SAID Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. -
AN ACT TO propose an amendment TO
Section % Of Article 3 OF the Constitution
OF Maryland. title Executive Department"
TO provide that the salary OF the Secretary
OF State may he fixed by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, that he shalt not
be required 10 reside al the Seat OF Gov.
eminent and REMOVING A REFER
ENCE TO THE FORMER OFFICE OF
PRIVATE SECRETARY and to submit
this amendment to the qualified voters OF
th, Stale for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be Il cHdcied b. tie General
Asfembiy Of MGrylGad Crhrec.ffths Of an
tie members elected 10 each Of tie two
Houses concurrng). That the following sec.
ton he and il IS hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article Of the Constitution
OF Maryland. title Executive Department"
the same, II adopted by the qualified voters
Of the State, to become Section p OF Article