COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		provided such legislation limits the con-
		demning authority's utilization of the ac-
		quisition procedures specified in this section
		to occasions where it has acquired or is
		acquiring by purchase or other procedures
		one-half or more of the several takings of
		land or interests in land necessary for any
		given water supply, sewerage or drainage
		extension or construction project.
		Art. III, sec. 61. (a) The General As-
		sembly may authorize and empower any
		county or any municipal corporation, by
		public local law:
		(1) To carry out urban renewal projects
		which shall be limited to slum clearance in
		slum or blighted areas and redevelopment
		or the rehabilitation of slum or blighted
		areas, and to include the acquisition,
		within the boundary lines of such county
		or municipal corporation, of land and prop-
		erty of every kind and any right, interest,
		franchise, easement or privilege therein, by
		purchase, lease, gift, condemnation or any
		other legal means. The term "slum area"
		shall mean any area where dwellings pre-
		dominate which, by reason of depreciation,
		overcrowding, faulty arrangement or de-
		sign, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary
		facilities, or any combination of these
		factors, are detrimental to the public safety,
		health or morals. The term "blighted area"
		shall mean an area in which a majority of
		buildings have declined in productivity by
		reason of obsolescence, depreciation or
		other causes to an extent they no longer
		justify fundamental repairs and adequate
		maintenance.
		(2) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
		otherwise dispose of any of said land or
		property, regardless of whether or not it has
		been developed, redeveloped, altered or im-
		proved and irrespective of the manner or
		means in or by which it may have been
		acquired, to any private, public or quasi
		public corporation, partnership, 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 in connection
		with the exercise of any of the powers
		which may be granted to such county or
		municipal corporation pursuant to this
		section by exercising the power of eminent
		domain shall be taken without just com-
		pensation, as agreed upon between the
		parties, or awarded by a jury, being first
		paid or tendered to the party entitled to
		such compensation.

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