[Art. 3, Sec. 38] MARYLAND MANUAL 319

United States, compensation for such Slaves, and to receive,
and distribute the same, equitably, to the persons entitled.

SEC. 38. No person shall be imprisoned for debt.

SEC. 39. The books, papers and accounts of all banks
shall be open to inspection under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law.¹

SEC. 40. The General Assembly shall enact no Law au-
thorizing private property, to be taken for public use, with-
out just compensation, as agreed upon between the parties,
or awarded by a jury, being first paid, or tendered to the
party, entitled to such compensation.

SEC. 40A. The General Assembly shall enact no law au-
thorizing private property to be taken for public use with-
out just compensation, to be agreed upon between the par-
ties, or awarded by a jury, being first paid or tendered to
the party entitled to such compensation, but where such
property is situated in Baltimore City and is desired by this
State or by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the
General Assembly may provide for the appointment of ap-
praisers by a Court of Record to value such property, and
that, upon payment' the amount of such valuation to the
party entitled to compensation, or into Court and securing
the payment of any further sum that may be awarded by
a jury, such property may be taken.'

SEC. 40B. The General Assembly shall enact no law au-
thorizing private property to be taken for public use with-
out just compensation, to be agreed upon between the par-
ties 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 Commis-
sion is needed by the State for highway purposes, the Gen-
eral Assembly may provide that such property may be tak-
en 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. 41. Any citizen of this State, who shall after the
adoption of this Constitution, either in, or out of this State,

' Thus amended by Chapter 151, Acts of Sp. Seag. of 1936, ratified Nov. 3, 1936.

2 The word "of" evidently omitted.

3 Added by Chapter 402, Acts of 1912, ratified Nov. 4. 1913.
' Added by Chapter 607, Acts of 1941, ratified Nov. 3, 1942.