The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27

lOMbl4NA ION VI llfoE tAC-
THE PUBLIC SAFETY. HEALTH
OR MORALS. THE TERM "BLIGH.
TED AREA" SHALL MEAN AN
AREA IN WHICH a MAJORITY
or BUILRINGS HAVE DEG,LLIINGEDI9
or OBSOLESCENSE. DEPRECIA-
TON OR OTHER CAUSES TO AN
EXTENT THEY NO LONGER JUS
TlFY FUNDAMENTAL REPAIRS
AND ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.
~ To sell lease, convey, transfer
or 0fher7uise DISPOSE of any Of sad land
or property, regardless of 5chethey or
not it has been dcgelofed, rcdeveloPed.
altered or imProved aud irrespective of
the manner or means in or by gVhich IL
may haze been acquired, to any Private,
public or quasi public CORPORATION, part.
nerSfip, association, person or other legal
entity.
No land or property taken by any
county or. any municipal CORPORATION for
any of the aforementioned purposes or
tn connection zpith the exercise of any
of the fo1UerS 7Uhich may be granted to
SHcH county or municipal corporation
pursuant to This section BY ereycising
The f0lUer of eminent domain shall be
agreed upon bcf5Veer the parties, or
d5Cdrded by a jury, SeirO first paid or
rendered to the party entitled to such
COMPENSATION.
Al land or property needed, or taken
BY TIE exercise Of The Po1Oer Of eminent
domain, by Gry county or any municipal
CORPORATION for any of the dforemention-
cd PURPOSES or in connection auth the
exercise of any of the Po7gerS 7Uhich
may be granted Pursuant to this Section
IS hereby declared to he needed or taken
fer fabiic nSes and purposes. Any or
al of the activities authorised pursuant
to this section shall constitute gogern-
mental functions undertaken for public
n'es and PURPOSES and the 9o5oer Of tag
alton may be exercised, public funds ex-
fenfcd ard public credit extended IN
fHrthcrGHce thereof.
CB) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAY GRANT TO ANY COUNTY OR
ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,
AND ALL ADDITIONAL fosoer and
authority necessary or fr0Per TO carry
into fnH force aud effect any and all Of
the specific P05geys authorized BY this
section and TO fully accomplish any and
al Of the PURPOSES end objects eonteni-
plated BY the provisions of this section,
Proyided such additional Poogey or az
ttOyify IS not inconsistent auth the
terms and provisions Of this section or
5Vifh any other provision or provisions
Of the Constitution of Maryland.
CC) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF MARYLAND, BY PUBLIC LO-
CAL LAW, MAY ESTABLISH OR
AUTHORIZE the establishment of a
public body or agency to undertake IN
county or municipal CORPORATION (otier
than Baltimore City) the activities GH-
th0rized bv this section, and may PRO-
vide that any or all of the Po70erS, err
cert the fo7uer of taxation, herein an
thoriced to be granted 10 such county or
municipal corporation shall be rested IN
such Public body or agency or iH any
eristiHg Public body or agency
Cd THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAY PLACE SUCH OTHER AND
FURTHER RESTRICTIONS OK
LIMITATIONS ON THE EXERCISE
OF ANY OF THE POWERS PRO
VIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION,
AS IT MAY DEEM PROPER AND
EXPEDTENT.
(e) The provisions of This section
affect, the Po7reyS granted Hnder article
XIB of the Constitution of Maryland,
title Getty of BaHimOye-LdHd DeVcloP-
Nent and Redc7'cloPment" ALSO,
SECTION FOR THE GENERAL as,
SEMBLY 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
ia LOCAL LEGISLATION" AND
IN ARTICLE lie "MUNlCIPAL
CORPORATIONS' OF THIS CON
STITU TlON.
SEC. 2. AHd be 1t further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment TO the Constitu-
ton of this State, at the next general
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 ,e . shall
shall be printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Again
st the Constitutional Amendment. as
now provided by law, and Immediately
made to the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment as
directed by Article XIV Of the Consti-
tuition and further proceedings had IN
accordance with said Article NV.
EXPLANATION: Itdiic5 indicate nep
matter added to eFtsting lao.
TBracketsI indicate matter stricken
from existing law
CAPITALS indicate amendments 10
bill.
CHAPTER SIS
Section Ala Of Article ~ of the
Constitution of Maryland, title Judi
ciary Department, subtitle Peoples
Courts, providing for. candidates
other than an monument Judge 10 run
for election to the Peoples Court of
Baltimore City, and submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the Cen
eydI Assembly of Maryland, (three-fifths
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
vided, to become Section Ala of Article
" of the Constitution of Maryland;
Ala.
There is hereby created a Peoples
Court of Baltimore City. Said Court
shall consist originally of Chief Judge
and two Associate Judges; the number
OF such Judges may thereafter be in
creased or decreased by the General AS
semblv by law but no such decrease
shall affect the term of any Judge then
in Office or his right to stand for cleo
tion for further terms as hereinafter
provided, The Judges of said Court
rL,u bava tho qualifications prescribed