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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 186?
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All land or property needed, or taken
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by the exercise of the power of eminent
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domain, by any county or any municipal
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corporation for any of the aforementioned
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purposes or in connection with the exercise
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of any of the powers which may be granted
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pursuant to this section is hereby declared
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to be needed or taken for public uses and
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purposes. Any or all of the activities au-
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thorized pursuant to this section shall con-
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stitute governmental functions undertaken
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for public uses and purposes and the power
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of taxation may be exercised, public funds
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expended and public credit extended in
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furtherance thereof.
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(b) The General Assembly may grant
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to any county or any municipal corporation,
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by public local law, any and all additional
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power and authority necessary or proper to
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carry into full force and effect any and
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all of the specific powers authorized by this
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section and to fully accomplish any and all
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of the purposes and objects contemplated by
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the provisions of this section, provided such
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additional power or authority is not incon-
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sistent with the terms and provisions of this
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section or with any other provision or pro-
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visions of the Constitution of Maryland.
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(c) The General Assembly of Maryland,
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by public local law, may establish or
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authorize the establishment of a public body
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or agency to undertake in a county or
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municipal corporation (other than Balti-
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more City) the activities authorized by this
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section, and may provide that any or all
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of the powers, except the power of taxation,
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herein authorized to be granted to such
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county or municipal corporation shall be
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vested in such public body or agency or
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in any existing public body or agency.
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(d) The General Assembly may place
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such other and further restrictions or limi-
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tations on the exercise of any of the powers
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provided for in this section, as it may deem
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proper and expedient.
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(e) The provisions of this section are
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independent of, and shall in no way affect,
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the powers granted under Article XIB of
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the Constitution of Maryland, title "City of
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Baltimore ? Land Development and Rede-
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velopment." Also, the power provided in
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this section for the General Assembly to
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enact public local laws authorizing any
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municipal corporation or any county to
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carry out urban renewal projects prevails
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over the restrictions contained in Article
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11A "Local Legislation" and in Article 11E
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"Municipal Corporations" of this Constitu-
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tion.
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