The Republican., 1954-10-28

/ PROPOSED AMENDNENT SHALL BE
BY BALLOT, AND UPON EACH BAL.
42FE 442FE WoR6s IdREE FdR iALl 4nR RE cdT54fd FE4rEP
lrlONAL AMENDMENT" and AGAINST
MENT". AS NOW PRESCRIBED BY
Law ANP rLiMdMMEDI5AiTIFELYp "A, AFPER T
ERiHH65TRj OF TIE T'fP : VOTE ! FOR il AND
AGAINST SAID PROPOSED AMEND.
MEM, AS DIRECTED BY SAID
ARTICLE IA OF THE CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTER NO. 754
AN ACT TO propose an amendment to
Article KID Of the Constitution Of Mary.
land, utle 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
to exercise or apply any OF the powers
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.
TION DULY PASSED AFTER A
PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE CoUN.
TY COMMISSIONERS AND PRO.
VIDGNG 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 tt enacted by he General
AsSembly Of MGrylGrd, (three-ffths 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:
Port Development
/. Tie General Assembly Of Maryland,
by public local law, may authorize tie Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore;
(a) To acquire land and property OF
every kind, and any. right interest, tran
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
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 RES0LU-
Lie HEARING. BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH LAND OR
PROPERTY, OR SUCH RIGHT, N.
TEREST, FRANCHISE, EASEMENT OR
PRIVILEGE THEREIN, IS SITUATE;
Il
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL
RETAIN JURISDICTION AND POWER
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
otherwise dispose Of any Of said land or
property, regardless of whether or not it is
undeveloped or mas been developed, re-
developed, altered, or improved and irrespec'
tive OF the manner or means in or by which
it may have been acquired, 10 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 10 the Mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore pursuant 10 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,
bv 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 10
this Article is hereby declared to be needed
or taken for public use. g,
2 The General Assembly OF Maryland
NAV 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
/ semby is authorized to grant II the Mayor
1 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.
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 TINS Article
as it may deem proper and eXpedlent.
). Pr0uided, h0lreSer, that no phoht
| local ld7U enacted Ander the PROVISIONS and
authority of this article shall be enacted or
construed TO Grhorise the Mayor and CITY
| Council of Baltimore to exercise or GPfly
qny of the pozrers or authority in this Article
enHmeyated 7pithin the teyritoridI limits OF
Ro,edrd 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 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 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 OF 10y 10y
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 g tgaetT5 by he GenF,G a
the members elected to each of the two
Houses concurring), That the following sec
ton be and it is hereby proposed as ar
amendment to Article ) of the Constitutior
of Maryland, title Executive Department"
the same, if adopted by the qualified voter'
of the State, to become Section p of Article
) of the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land.
%. A Secretary of State shall be ap
pointed by the Governor, by and with tht
advice and consent of the Senate, who shal
continue in office, unless sooner removed
by the Governor, till the end OF the ofhcia
term of the Governor from whom he received
his appointment, and receive such dnnna 3
tine to time by IG7O prescribe land shal
reside at the Seat of Government; and tn
office of Private Secretary shall thenceford
cease.l
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, Tha