Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-21

i OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TIL,
ST TArEt6 ANP lat At The TdEE sap GENERA
Pk6PoES 4 AMEN XSTE IN SHE'S THE SAL Il
BY BALLOT. AND UPON EACH BAL
LOT THERE SHALL BE PRINTED
THE WORDS FOR THE CONSTiTU
. TLONAL AMENDMENT" and "AGAINST
THE CoNSTLTUTIoNAL AMEND
LAW AND fMMED 5STfiSlDE APrs Fl
SAID ELECTION. DUE RETURNS
ERNoR OF THE VOTE FOR AM
AGAINST SAID PROPOSED AMEND
MEN, AS DIRECTED BY SAIL
CHAPTER No. zs4 oii'N
AN ACT to propose an amendment Il
Article KID Of the Constitution of Mary
land, title Port Development, provld,ns
that no public local law enacted under The
provisions and authority of said Articl,
I shall be enacted or construed to authoriz,
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
P PEh G iSSTIHcE WsIT Tho N GER
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESOGU.
TON DULY PASSED AFTER A
PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE COUN.
vX ,SSooMMIISSSIoMERS; AND PRO;
TAIN THE POWER OF TAxArI 9 n
OYER CERTAIN LANDS and to pro.
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths of all
/ nf nanh nfN IL II
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
l. 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, ad.
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-
veloping 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
LAND OR PROPERTY, OR ANY SUCH
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.
TON DULY PASSED AFTER A PUB.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH LAND OR
PROPERTY, OR SUCH RIGHT, IN.
TEREST, FRANCHISE, EASEMENT OR
PRIVILEGE THEREIN, IS SITUATE;
AND PROVIDED, FURTHER. THAT
R eEEh JURspIcrf H1A AND P sHHE
TO TAX ANY LAND so ACQUIRED
BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF BALTIMORE UNDER THE PRO-
VISIONS OF THIS ACT.
(b) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
property, regardless of whether or not it is
undeveoped or has been developed, re-
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
am 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
by exercising the power of eminent domain,
shall be taken without Just 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 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 q public use.
Q. 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
specified powers which the General AS.
sembl2 is authorized to grant t. 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
inconsistent with the terms and provisions Of
this Article or with any other provision or
provisions 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 it may
grant to the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore under the provisions of this Article
as it may deem proper and expedient.
3. Pyovided, however, that no pHbIit
local lao enacted under the provisions and
authority of this article shall be enacted or
construed to authorize the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore to exercise or apply
any of the .po7cers or authority in this article
enumerated 1Vithin the territorial limits OF
Howard COUNTY.
SEC 2. And be it 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 qualified
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
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 Constitu
ton and further proceedings had in &C
cordance with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. AZ
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section % of Article 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 Gov.
eminent and REMOVING A REFER.
ENCE TO THE FORMER OFFICE OF
PRIVATE SECRETARY and to submit
this amendment to the qualified voters Of
the State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be Il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland (Three.fifths Of all
the members elected to each of the two
Houses concurring), That the following sec.
ton be and it is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article OF the Constitution
of Maryland. title Executive Department"
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