[Art. 11B, Sec. 1] MARYLAND MANUAL 405
ARTICLE XI-B.
CITY OF BALTIMORE—LAND DEVELOPMENT
AND REDEVELOPMENT.(1)
SECTION 1. The General Assembly of Maryland, by pub-
lic local law, may authorize and empower the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore:
(a) To acquire, within the boundary lines of Baltimore
City, land and property of every kind, and any right, in-
terest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, by pur-
chase, lease, gift, condemnation or any other legal means,
for development or redevelopment, including, but not limit-
ed to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation there-
of; and
(b) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dis-
pose of any of said land or property, regardless of whether
or not it has been developed, redeveloped, altered or im-
proved and irrespective of the manner or means in or by
which it may have been acquired, to any private, public
or quasi public corporation, partnership, association, per-
son or other legal entity.
No land or property taken 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
Baltimore pursuant to this Article by exercising the power
of eminent domain, shall be taken without just compensa-
tion, 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 pur-
poses or in connection with the exercise of any of the
powers which may be granted to the Mayor and City Coun-
cil of Baltimore 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
(1) Thus amended by Chapter l62, Acts of 1947, ratified November 2, 1948.
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