COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		No land or property taken by the Mayor
		and City Council of Baltimore for any of
		the aforementioned purposes or in connec-
		tion with the exercise of any of the powers
		which may be granted to the Mayor and
		City Council of Baltimore pursuant to this
		Article by exercising the power of eminent
		domain, shall be taken without just compen-
		sation, as agreed upon between the patties,
		or awarded by a jury, being first paid or
		tendered to the party entitled to such com-
		pensation.
		All land Or property needed, or taken by
		the exercise of the power of eminent domain,
		by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
		for any of the aforementioned purposes or
		in connection with the exercise of any of the
		powers which may be granted to the Mayor
		and City Council of Baltimore pursuant to
		this Article is hereby declared to be needed
		or taken for a public use.
		Sec. 2. The General Assembly of Mary-
		land may grant to the Mayor and City
		Council of Baltimore any and all additional
		power and authority necessary or proper to
		carry into full force and effect any and all
		of the specific powers which the General
		Assembly is authorized to grant to the Mayor
		and City Council of Baltimore pursuant to
		this Article and to fully accomplish any
		and all of the purposes and objects contem-
		plated by the provisions of this Article, pro-
		vided such additional power or authority is
		not inconsistent with the terms and provi-
		sions of this Article or with any other
		provision or provisions of the Constitution
		of Maryland. The General Assembly may
		place such other and further restrictions or
		limitations on the exercise of any of the
		powers which it may grant to the Mayor
		and City Council of Baltimore under the
		provisions of this Article as it may deem
		proper and expedient.
		ARTICLE XI-D. PORT DEVELOPMENT.
		Section 1. The General Assembly of
		Maryland, by public local law, may author-
		ize the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
		more:
		(a) To acquire land and property of
		every kind, and any right, interest, fran-
		chise, easement or privilege therein, in,
		adjoining or in the vicinity of the Patapsco
		River or its tributaries, by purchase, lease,
		gift, condemnation or any other legal means,
		for or in connection with extending, de-
		veloping or improving the harbor or port
		of Baltimore and its facilities and the high-

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