The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-10-07

| ELECTION, THE VOTE ON THE SAID
PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE
BY BALLOT, AND UPON EACH BAL.
TTHHE Words FOR the coNSTITu,
lTIONAL AMENDMENT" and AGAINST
1.-THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEN p.
MENT", AS NOW PRESCRIBED BY
| LAW AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER
| ffI{H6R OF The HE : VOTE FOR AND
AGAINST SAID PROPOSED AMEND.
MEN,, AS DIRECTED BY SAID
ARTICLE ID OF TIE CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTER NO. 754
AN ACT TO propose an amendment to
Article KID Of the Constitution OF Mary.
land, title Port Development, providing
that 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
to exercise or apply any OF the powers
and authority III said Article enumerated
within the territorial limits OF Howard
COUNTY, OR WITHIN THE TERRI
TORlAL LIMITS OF ANNE ARUN.
DEL COUNTY WITHOUT. IN GER.
TAIN INSTANCES, THE PRIOR CON.
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESOLU.
TON DULY PASSED AFTER a
PPUBtlIGC, HEARING BY THE cQgH.
VIDING FURTHER THAT ANNE
| 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 il enacted BY the General
assembly OF Maryland, (thrce-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
10 Article MD 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 MD Of the Constitution of Mary
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-
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
LAND OR PROPERTY, OR ANY SUCH
RIGHT, INTEREST, FRANCHISE
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
TEREST, FRANCHISE, EASEMENT OR
PRIVILEGE THEREIN, IS SITUATE;
AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL
RETAIN JURISDICTION AND POWER
TO TAX ANY LAND so ACQUiRLD
| 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 OF, no; IT IS
undeveloped 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
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
4
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
and authority necessary or proper 10 carry
| into full force and effect any and all OF the
specified powers which the General AS
sembly 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 1t may
grant to the Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore under the provisions of this Article
as it may deem proper and expedient.
3. P,ovided, however, that no fnbh;
/
authority of this Article shall be enacted or
| construed to authorize the Mayor and City
| Council of Baltimore to exercise or dPPly
any of the powers or authority IN TINS Artteie
enumerated 7citJtin the territorial limits OF
Ho;pqYd COUNTY.
SIC. 2, And be i. further enacted, That
the aforegoing Article hereby proposed as all
amendment to the Constitution of Maryland
shall at the election TO be held in No.
vcmber, 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 3 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 REt Elk.
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 it enacted BY the Gensrdl
Assembly of Maryland (Three-ffths of al
the members elected to each of the two
Houses coneurring). That the following sec
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 officia
term of the Governor from whom he received
his appointment, and receive such ANNA
salary as the General Assembly may from
time to time BY lao prescribe land shall
reside at the Seat of Government; and tn,
nf pr;Nyata eboIl tbeprefOrfl