The Republican., 1954-10-21
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/ BY' BALLOT, AND UPON EACH BAL,
| OF THERE SHALL BE PRINTED
| THE WORDS FOR THE CONSTirU.
| ITlONAL AMENDMENT" and AGAINST
! MENT", as Now PREscRlBE6 BY
LAW AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER
! SAID ELECTION, DUE RETURNS
SBBA<ddbb BE MADE vdTT9r To TIE lib COY; 10y y
MEN, AS DIRECTED BY SAID
| ARTICLE Il OF THE CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTER NO 754
| Az ACT to propose an anendment to
Article MD Of the Constitution Of Mary
land, title 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.
SENT AND APPROVAL BY RESOLU.
TION DULY PASSED AFTER A
PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE COUN-
IY COMMISSIONERS; AND PRO.
XIPING Xb2IN e., FURRTHERy URdIHtERRy THAT ANNE
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 sndcfsi By The General
ASSSpbly Of Mdryiond, Uhree-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
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 MD of the Constitution Of Mary.
land:
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, 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 BALTlMORE
IAND IlI2 : or PPRFoPEEffYi,' OR Any SUCH
RIGHT, INTEREST, FRANCHISE
EASEMENT OR PRIVILEGE THEREIN,
FOR ANY OF SAID PURPOSES. IN
ANY OF THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SENT AND APPRoVAL BY REsOGU.
TION DULY PASSED AFTER A PUB
Lie HEARING. BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY IN WHICH SgCH LAND OR
TEREST. FRANCHISE, BASEMENT OR
PRIVILEGE THEREIN, is SITUATE;
AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
ANNE ARUNDEk C0QNTY SHALL
RETAIN. JURISDICTION AND POWER
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
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
by exercising the power OF eminent domain,
shall be taken without Just compensation, as
agreed upon between the parties, or awarded
BY 4 Jury, DeinS ufSt pau DI ltiNlcAeu ~
tie party entitled 20 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 a public use.
2. The General Assembly of Maryland
'gtrT neil
of Baltimore any and all additional power
and authority necessary or proper TO carry
into tuii forCc and effect any and all OF the
specified powers which the General AS
senlbly is authorized to grant II the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore pursuant 10
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.
5. PyoJided, h0,reTer, that no fHtht
local ldlU enacted under the fTott5iorf aud
authority of this article shall be enacted or
Construed TO authorize the Mayor and City
| [ OntiCfl or BQDtntCfC 10 FieT tl1e " uFI -
any Of the to7rers or authority IN thli .4rtiels
enumerated 1rithin the territorial linits OF
Ho1uar5 COUNTY.
! SIC ?. And be il further enacted, That
the aforegoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution of Maryland,
| shall, at the election to be held i'll 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
| Z e a,l md ~
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 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
cordance with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. 42
| AN ACT to propose amendment to
| Section q 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
ernment and REMOVING A REFER:
ENCE TO THE FORMER OFFICE OF
PRIVATE SECRETARY and to submit
the State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be st enooteJ BY The General
Assembly Of Maryland (Three-ffths 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
the same, if adopted by the qualified voters
of the State, to become Section "a of Article
of the Constitution Of the State of Mary
land.
22. 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 official
term of the Governor from whom he received
his appointment, and receive t"ch annual
salary as the General A5senbly may fron,
tive 10 fins BY lar Prescribe land shall
reside at the Seat of Government; and the
Office of Private Secretary shall thenceforth
ccase.I
GO Ha1 br 4 furthcr .nnctIH That