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
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 by exercising the power of eminent
domain, shall be taken without 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.

All land or property needed, or taken by the exercise of
the power of eminent domain, by the Mayor and City Coun-
cil 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 Balti-
more pursuant to this Article is hereby declared to be
needed or taken for a public use.

SEC. 2. The General Assembly of Maryland 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 contemplated by the provisions of this Article,
provided such additional power or authority is not incon-
sistent with the terms and provisions 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.]1

ARTICLE XII.

PUBLIC WORKS.

SECTION 1. The Governor, the Comptroller of the
Treasury and the Treasurer, shall constitute the Board of
Public Works in this State. They shall keep a journal of

1 Thus proposed by Chapter 199, Acts of 1951, to be submitted to the voters
in November, 1952.