The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-03


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SANITARY FACILITIES. OR ANY
COMBINATION OF THESE FAC
THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH
OR MORALS; THE TERM "BLIGH.
TED AREA" SHALL MEAN AN
AREA IN WHICH A. MAJORITY
OF BUILDINGS HAVE DECLINED
IN PRODUCTIVITY BY REASON
OF OBSOLESCENSE, DEPRECIA-
TON OR OTHER CAUSES TO AN
EXTENT THEY NO LONGER JUS
THY FUNDAMENTAL REPAIRS
AND ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.
~ TO sell, lease. convey, transfer
or other7oise DISPOSE of any of said land
or Pr0Perty, regardless of 7Chether or
not 1t has been deVeioped, redeveiobed.
altered or improved aud irrespective of
the manner or means in or BY avhieh il
public or quasi public CORPORATION, part
entity.
No land or property taken by any
county or any municipal corporation for
any of the aforementioned purposes or
iH connection 7Oith the exercise of any
of the Po5reyS sUhich may be granted TO
snch county or municipal CORPORATION
pursuant to this section BY exercising
the fo7cer of eminent domain shall be
taken 5pitj0H just COMPENSATION, as
agreed upon bef7UeeH the parties, or
G1pdyded BY a jury, eeing first paid or
rendered to the party entitled to such
compensation.
an land or property needed, or taken
BY the exercise of the Po1Ver Of eminent
domain, by any county or any municipal
CORPORATION for any of the Gforemention-
ed PURPOSES or il, connection 9Vith the
exercise of any of the POgrers 7ohich
may be granted pursuant to this Section
is hereby declared TO be needed or taken
for public uses and purposes. Any or
all Of the activities authorized pursuant
to this section shall constitute goTern-
mental functions undertaken for public
HseS and purposes and the Po5Uer of tar
alton may be exercised. public funds err
PENDED and public credit extended in
fnrtherGnee thereof.
MAY GRANT TO ANY COUNTY OR
ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,
BY PUBLIC LOCAL LAW, ANY
AND ALL ADDITIONAL Po7Cer and
authority necessary or Pr0Per to carry
into full force and effect Any and all Of
section and to fully accomplish any aud
all of the purposes and objects oortem-
plated by the Provisions of this section,
froVided such additional Po90er or Gn-
thOrify IS not inconsistent 7Cith the
terms and Provisions Of this section or
of the Constitution of Maryland.
Co THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF MARYLAND, BY PUBLIC LO-
CAL LAW, MAY ESTABLISH OR
AUTHORIZE the establishment Of q
public body or agency to undertake IN
than Baltimore City, the activities al
ttorisei BY this section, and may pro-
vide that any or all of the Po7gerS, er-
cePt the fozcer of taxation, herein az
th0riced to be granted to such county or
municipal corporation shall be rested in
Snch public body or agency or III any
existing Pablo body or agency.
Cd THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAY PLACE SUCH OTHER AND
FURTHER RESTRICTIONS OR
d IL nXY on on T pnw EXERP PPd
VIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION,
AS IT NAY DEEM PROPER AND
lei The fyo1isio1s of this section
are independent of, and shall ~ no seGy
XIB Of the Constitution of iMaryland,
title CITY of Bahimore-LGnd DegcloP-
ment and RedcveloPmcnt" ALSO,
THE POWER PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION FOR THE GENERAL AS
S SGMII TO ENACT y44l, ,z,I PUB ne
ANY COUNTY TO CARRY OUT
URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
PREVAILS OVER THE RESTRIC;;
TONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE
ia LOCAL Legislation" AMP
CORPORATIONS" OF THIS CON
SEC 2. And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment TO the Constitu-
election to be held in this State in the
year 1860, shall be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
of the directions contained in Article
XIV of the Constitution Of this State,
and at the said general election the vote
on the said proposed amendment shall
be by ballot and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Again
st the Constitutional Amendment" as
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 Const-
tuition and further proceedings had in
accordance with said Article XIV.
ExPLANATIoN: italics indicate nezU
matter added to existing id7U.
IBracketsI indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER SIS
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section Ala of Article " of the
Constitution of Maryland, title Judi
ciary Department, subtitle Peoples
Courts, providing for candidates
other than an incumbent judge to run
for election to the Peoples Court of
Baltimore City, and submitting this
amendment 10 the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths
of all members elected to each of the
two Houses concurring), that the follow
ing section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section
Ala of Article " of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment", subtitle Peoples Courts, the
same if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters of the State as herein pro
vidcd, to become Section Ala of Article
" of the Constitution of Maryland:
Ala.
There is hereby created Peoples
Court of Baltimore City. Said Court
shall consist originally of a Chief Judge
and two Associate Judges; the number
of such Judges may thereafter be in
creased or decreased by the General As
sembly by law but no such decrease
shall affect the term of any Judge then
in office or his right to stand for cleo
ton Tor further terms as hereinafter
provided. The Judges of said Court
Shall have the qualifications prescribed
by Section of this Article and shall
have practiced law in the City of Balti-
more for total period of at least five
years; shall hold office subject TO the
provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of this
Article with regard to retirement and
removal from office; and shall receive
from the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore City such compensation as
shall be fixed by law by the General
Assembly, which shall not be diminished
during continuance in office.
The Governor shall appoint to said
Court to take office on the first Monday
of May, 1871, one Associate Judge for
a term expiring December 81, 1912, one
Associate Judge for term expiring De-
cember 81, 1914, and Chief Judge for
a term expiring December 81, 1916;
and, upon the creation of any additional
office on said Court by increase in the
number of Judges pursuant TO this Sec
ton, shall appoint an Associate Judge
for such term, not exceeding eight years
and expiring on the thrty-frst day of
December Immediately following a Con-
gressional election, as the law creating
such office shall prescribe. II any va.
cancy occurs during any such original