CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		ways and approaches thereto; and provid-
		ing, further, that the Mayor and City
		Council of Baltimore shall not acquire any
		such land or property, or any such right,
		interest, franchise, easement or privilege
		therein, for any of said purposes, in any
		of the counties of this State without the
		prior consent and approval by resolution
		duly passed after a public hearing, by the
		Board of County Commissioners of the
		county in which such land or property,
		or such right, interest, franchise, easement
		or privilege therein, is situate; and pro-
		vided, further, that Anne Arundel County
		shall retain jurisdiction and power to tax
		any land so acquired by the Mayor and
		City Council of Baltimore under the pro-
		visions of this Act.
		(b) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
		otherwise dispose of any of said land or
		property, regardless of whether or not it is
		undeveloped or has been developed, re-
		developed, altered, or improved and ir-
		respective 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 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 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.
		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 pur-
		suant 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 specified powers which the
		General Assembly is authorized to grant
		to the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
		more pursuant to this Article and to fully

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