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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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ARTICLE XI-B. CITY OF BALTIMORE-
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LAND DEVELOPMENT AND
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REDEVELOPMENT.
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Section 1. The General Assembly of
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Maryland, by public local law, may author-
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ize and empower the Mayor and City
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Council of Baltimore:
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(a) To acquire, within the boundary
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lines of Baltimore City, land and property
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of every kind, and any right, interest,
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franchise, easement or privilege therein, by
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purchase, lease, gift, condemnation or any
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other legal means, for development or
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redevelopment, including, but not limited
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to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabil-
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itation thereof; and
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(b) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
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otherwise dispose of any of said land or
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property, regardless of whether or not it has
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been developed, redeveloped, altered or im-
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proved and irrespective of the manner or
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means in or by which it may have been
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acquired, to any private, public or quasi
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public corporation, partnership, association,
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person or other legal entity.
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No land or property taken by the Mayor
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and City Council of Baltimore for any of
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the aforementioned purposes or in connec-
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tion with the exercise of any of the powers
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which may be granted to the Mayor and City
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Council of Baltimore pursuant to this Article
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by exercising the power of eminent domain,
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shall be taken without just compensation,
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as agreed upon between the parties, or
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awarded by a jury, being first paid or
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tendered to the party entitled to such com-
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pensation.
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All land or property needed, or taken by
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the exercise of the power of eminent domain,
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by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
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for any of the aforementioned purposes
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or in connection with the exercise of any of
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the powers which may be granted to the
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Mayor and City Council of Baltimore pur-
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suant to this Article is hereby declared to
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be needed or taken for a public use.
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Sec. 2. The General Assembly of Mary-
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land may grant to the Mayor and City
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Council of Baltimore 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 all
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of the specific powers which the General
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Assembly is authorized to grant to the
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Mayor and City Council of Baltimore pur-
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suant to this Article and to fully accomplish
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any and all of the purposes and objects
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contemplated by the provisions of this
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