Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28

Tia OF THE CONSTITUTION OF rHH
STATE, AND AT THE SAID GENERA
ELECTION. THE VOTE ON THE SAL
PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL b
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FR RE W W6FBs SaAL1 THs c6NsTiTG
TfoNAL AMENDMENT" and "AGAiNS,
MENT", AS NOW PRESCRIBED b.
LAW AND IMMEDIATELY AFTEI
SAID ELECTION. DUE RETURN.
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ARTICLE Il OF THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER NO. 7S4
AN ACT to propose an amendment b
Article KID Of the Constitution Of Mary
land, title Port Development, providing
that no public local law enacted under tn
provisions and authority of said Articl'
shall be enacted or construed to authorize
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
PEI COUNTY wv WITHOUT IN, IN S CGR
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESoLU
TON DULY PASSED AFTER a
PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE COUN
TY COMMISSIONERS AND PRO.
VIDING FURTHER THAT ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL RE.
TAIN THE POWER OF TAXATION
OYER CERTAIN LANDS and to pro.
to the qualified voters Of the State for
adoption or rejection,
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (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:
ARTICLE KID
Port Development
I. The General Assembly of Maryland,
by public local law, may authorize the Mayor
(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
RIGHT. INTEREST. FRANCHISE,
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.
Lie HEARING, BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
G GogS1 III IN WHICH SUCH Ian LAND Or
TEREST, FRANCHISE, EASEMENT OR
PRIVILEGE THEREIN, IS SITUATE;
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.
% To sell, lease, convey, transfer o.
otherwise dispose of any of said land Of
property, regardless Of whether or mot L 10
undeveloped or has been developed, r.
developed, altered, or improved and irrespec.
tive of the manner or means in or by which
il 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
by exercising the power of eminent domain,
Kali r.. s,,sk a. a.
agreed upon between the parties, or awarded
by jury, being first paid or rendered to
the party entitled to such compensation.
All land OF 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
and City Council Of baltimore pursuant to
this Article 10 hereby declared 10 Be needed
Or taken for Q public use.
2. The General Assembly 81 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
sembly is authorized to grant to 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
I'D a AasAL
local lao enacted under the provisions and
authority of this Article shall BE- enacted on
construed to Gathoriss the Mayor and CITY
Council of Baltimore to exercise or apply
any of the fo70eys or authority ~ this Article
enumerated tVithin the territorial Emits 81
HopGrd COUNTY.
SEC. 2. And 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 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
ballot. and upon each ballot there shall b.
printed the words "For Constitutions
Amendment" and Against Constitutions
Amendment, as now provided by law, anC
Immediately after said election due return.
shall be made to the Governor of the vot,
for and against said proposed amendment
as directed by Article XIV of the Constitu
ton and further proceedings had in &C
cordanee with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. ~
AN ACT to propose an amendment d
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 Genera
Assembly of Maryland, that he shall no
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 o
the State for adoption or rejection.
| SECTION ]. Be u enacted BY the Genevd
Assembly Of Maryland (Three-hfths of Al
the members elected to each of the tw
Houses concurring), That the following sec
ton be and it is hereby proposed as a
amendment TO Article Of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Executive Department
the same, if adopted by the qualified voter
Of the State, to become Section 20 of Articl
; Of the Constitution Of the State Of Mar,