COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	jury. In the various municipal corpora-
	tions within Cecil County, where in the
	judgment of and upon a finding by the
	governing body of said municipal corpora-
	tion thai there is immediate need therefor
	for right of way for municipal roads, streets
	and extension of municipal water and sew-
	age facilities, the governing body may
	provide that such property may be taken
	immediately upon payment therefor to the
	owner or owners thereof, or into Court,
	such amount as a licensed real estate
	broker appointed by the particular govern-
	ing body shall estimate to be a fair market
	value of such property, provided that the
	municipal corporation shall secure the
	payment of any further sum that sub-
	sequently may be awarded by a jury. This
	sectiin 40A shall not apply in Montgomery
	County or any of the various municipal
	corporations within Cecil County, if the
	property actually to be taken includes a
	building or buildings.
	Sec. 40B. The General Assembly shall
	enact no law authorizing private property
	to be taken for public use without just
	compensation, to be agreed upon between
	the parties or awarded by a jury, being
	first paid or tendered to the party entitled
	to such compensation, except that where
	such property in the judgment of the State
	Roads Commission is needed by the State
	for highway purposes, the General Assembly
	may provide that such property may be
	taken immediately upon payment therefor
	to the owner or owners thereof by said
	State Roads Commission, or into Court,
	such amount as said State Roads Commission
	shall estimate to be of the fair value of
	said property, provided such legislation also
	requires the payment of any further sum
	that may subsequently be awarded by a
	jury.
	Sec. 40C. The General Assembly shall
	enact no law authorizing private property
	to be taken for public use without just
	compensation, to be agreed upon between
	the parties or awarded by a jury, being
	first paid or tendered to the party entitled
	to such compensation, except that where
	such property, located in Prince George's
	County in this State, is in the judgment
	of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com-
	mission needed for water supply, sewerage
	and drainage systems to be extended or
	constructed by the said Commission, the
	General Assembly may provide that such

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