Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03

| zNE DETRIMENTAL III
or MORALS. THE Term H aBAiGH 4
TED AREA" SHALL MEAN AN
AREA IN WHICH A MAJORITY
0E BUILDINGS HAVE DECLINED
IN PRODUCTIVITY BY REASON
| OF OBSoLESCENSE, DEPRECIA.
TON OR OTHER CAUSES TO AN
EAIENT THEY NO LONGER JUS
IlEY FUNDAMENTAL REPAIRS
AND ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.
4 ~ To sell, lease, convey. transfer
:, on otherwise dispose of Gny Of said land
II on property, regardless of whether on
not if has ,been deveIoted, YedeveIobed.
Il altered or improved and irrespective OF
she manner or RseaHs in or BY svhick Il
may haze BEEN aeqswed,. to aay private,
PUBLIC o. QSasi public COOPERATION, bart-
ner5h'f, association, person or other legal
4 No land or PROPERTY fakes By. any
eoEHty or a.y ssMaieip0I corporation for
any OF the aforementioned purposes o.
~ connection nth the exercise of sny
Of me pevers which may Be 0vsntsd to
treh eoNnty or nHNicibal coyboYafion
phrEnaHt to .fhis section BY sxeYcisin0
me potver OF eminent domain shall BE-
faken rithout jHst eombfMsation, as
agreed aPon befovsen the bsrtiss, or
oudrdsd BY a jury, being first paid or
fsndered 20 the Party entitled to such
COM eHsdti0H.
Al land or property needed, or takes
BY the exercise of the bozpey of eminent
domain, BY any eoNnty or aAy municipal
corporation for any Of the atorsmentioN-
cd ftrPossl' or So connection nth the
eEeYeiSe of any. of the botCeys whick
may Be 0ranted pursuant to this SectioH
lfs hereby declared to be NEEDED or taken
for public NSes and PURPOSES. .4Hy or
all of the activities authorized pursuant
to this section shall constitute aovsYn-
mental functions undertaken for fNbiie
Hsef and purposes and the bolCeY of tar
alton may Be sxereiSed, Pablo funds e.
Rsnded and pablo credit sTtendsd in
fEytheYancs thereof
OBJ THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAY GRANT TO ANY COUNTY OR
ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,
BY PUBLIC. LOCAL LAW, ANY
AND ALL ADDITIONAL pOipsY and
into full force and sEff any and all of
section and 10 fully accomplish ssy and
oil of the purposes and objects conten-
plated BY the provisions of this section,
providsd J.ch additional bosUsY or aH-
thority Il not ineonsiJteNt Hifh the
terms and pvOpisions of this Jsctiosi or
ttth any otasy provision or provisions
Of the Consultation of Maryland.
(C) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IOF MARYLAND, BY PUBLIC To-
lCAL LAW, MAY ESTABLISH OR
AUTHORIZE the establishment Of a
pablo body or agency to undertake In
a county or municipal CORPORATION. fotheT
than Baltimore City, the activities GH-
thorissd by this Jsctios, and may pro-
vids that any or all of the poweys, s<-
espt the boVey Of taxation. herein aH-
thorised 10 Be granted to sseh eoanty or
municipal CORPORATION shall be VeJtsd IN
s9eh public body or agency or IN any
existing public body or agency.
(D) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAY PLACE SUCH OTHER AND
FURTHER RESTRICTIONS OR
LIMITATIONS ON THE EXERCISE
IvIDED FOR in THIS SECTION.
As IT MAX DEEM PROPER AND
Ia The provisions Of this section
are iadebendeNt Of, and shall IL no may
affect the popers ayaHfsS under article
XIB Of the ConstitEtios Of MdryIdHd,
title "City of aitimors--LaNd Develop
ment and RsdsvsioPment" ALSO,
THE POWER PROVIDED IN THIS
lSECTION FOR THE GENERAL AS
tSEMBLY TO ENACT PUBLIC
LOCAL LAWS AUTHORIZING ANY
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR
/ ANY COUNTY TO, CARRY OUT
URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
| PREVAILS OVER THE RESTRIC
! TIoNS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE
liza LOCAL LEGISLATION" AMI
IN ARTICLE lie MUNICIPAL
| CORPORATIONS" OF; THIS CON
SEC. 2. And BE- Il further enacted
That the aforegoing section hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Constitu
ton of this State, at the next genera
election 70 be. held in this State in th'
year 1860, shall be submitted to th'
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
. of the directions contained in Articl,
XIV Of the Constitution Of this State
and at the said general election the vot,
on. the said proposed amendment shall
be by ballot and upon each ballot Their
shall be printed the words "For tn
Constitutional Amendment" and again
st the Constitutional Amendment" q
now provided by law, and imnediatel.
after said election, due returns shall b
made to the Governor Of the vote TO
, and against said proposed amendment a
. directed by Article. XIV Of the Consti
, tuition and further proceedings had il
/ accordance with said Article XIV.
: EXPLANATION; Italics indicate nsr
. matter added to sxistino iasU.
IBracketsI. indicate matter strickei
. from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments 4
!, CHAPTER SIS
! AN ACT to propose an amendment I
: Section Ala of Article ~. Of tn
Constitution of Maryland, title 'yud
Courts, providing for candidate
other than an incumbent Judge to III
. for election to the Peoples Court c
Baltimore City, and submitting thi
amendment to the qualified voters q
II this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION ]. Be It enacted by the Ges
fy0I Assembly of MsrylGad, (three-fifth
I. Of all members elected to each of III
two Houses eoneurring), that the follow
: ing section be and the same is hereb
: proposed as an amendment to. Seetio
!. Ala Of Article Nv of the Constitutio
Z lof Maryland, title Judiciary Depar
/. Iment', subtitle "People's Courts", ii
l same If adopted by the legal and quail
: lied voters of the State as herein pr,
, lvided, to become Section Ala of Articl
J ~ Of the Constitution Of Maryland:
Ala.
81 There is hereby created q People
Court Of. Baltimore City. Said Cou
, Ishall consist originally Of . Chief Juds
( land two Associate Judges; the numb'
/ of such Judges may thereafter be u
I lcreased or decreased by the General A
!. sembly by law but no such decrea'
Z shall affect the term Of any Judge the
Z lin Office or his right to stand for ele
! ton for further terms as hereinaftl
= provided. The Judges of said .Coi
) shall have the qualifications prescrib,
Q by Section 2 of this Article and shs
.Ihsve prscticed law in the City Of Bal
J. more for a total period Of at least f.
X years; shall hold Office subject 70 4
!. provisions Of Sections : and Of Ii
Y Article. with regard to retirement Al
Z removal from Office; and shall recei
5 from the Mayor and City Council
z Baltimore City such compensation
Z shall be fixed by law by the Genef
. Assembly, which shall not be. diminish
). during continuance in Office.
! The Governor shall appoint 20 90
p Court, to take office on the fiTst Mond
\ of May, 1871, one Associate Judge
term expiring Decembtf 81. 1912, Q
n Associate Judge for term expiring I
e. cember 81, 1914, and q Chief Judge
h term expiring December 81, 194
at and, upon the creation of any addition
" Office on said Court by increase in I
le number of Judges pursuant to this s,
ID tion, shall appoint an Associate Jud
g for such term, not exceeding eight yes
If and expiring on the thirty-hrst day
RS December Immediately following O.
e. Rressional election, az the law ereati
Of such Office shall prescribe. II any !
cancy occurs during any such origii
term, the Governor shall appoint a O.
eessor to serve for the remainder
s. such term. After the expiration Of o
ID original terms, the terms Of Office Of o
" Court shall be for eight years from
~ expiration Of the preceding term, 8
shalI be Allied a. follows: >.
val I'd Any incumbent Judge OF .
ID Court shall be eligible, At the Congr
)R sional election Immediately preceding
nj expiration Of his period Of appointm