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as it may agree to appoint or employ upon special terms for definite and
fixed periods of time), and to exact from them such indemnity bonds for
the proper performance of their respective duties as it may deem proper;
provided, however, that the chief engineer of such Commission under this
Act shall be the City Engineer. 6. To frame, publish and enforce such
reasonable rules and regulations for its own government, and for the super-
vision, protection, management and conduct of its work as it may deem
expedient. 7. To make and enter into in the name and on behalf of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore any and all contracts, agreements
or stipulations germane to the scope of its duties and powers under this
Act. 8. To purchase, hire or otherwise lawfully obtain the use of all
such machinery, tools, implements, appliances, supplies, materials and
working agencies as it may need for its purposes; provided, however, that
this enumeration of special powers shall not be construed as restricting
in any degree the scope of the general powers hereinbefore conferred
upon said commission.

1906, ch. 401, sec. 3. 1908, ch. 202.

841W. That the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, acting by and
through the agency of said Commission, may acquire by gift, purchase
or other'like method of acquisition, or by arbitration, or by condemnation,
any private property, rights or interest, individual, railway or other cor-
porate franchises or easements that may exist in any part or parts, of
any of the beds of any of the public lanes, alleys, avenues, street, or high-
ways hereinbefore mentioned; and that said Commission may require
for the purpose of giving full effect to the objects of this Act, and when
and so often as resort shall be had to condemnation proceedings, the pro-
cedure shall be such as may now or at any time hereafter be provided
for by any lawful ordinance or ordinances of the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore, adopted pursuant to the powers conferred upon it by Section
6, Article 4 (entitled "City of Baltimore") of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "General Powers," sub-title "Condemnation of
Property," for the condemnation of any land or property or interest
therein situated wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore, or such
as may be provided for the very purpose by any lawful ordinance or ordi-
nances of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, which said ordinance
or ordinances the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby fully
authorized to adopt; provided, provision is made therein for reasonable
notice to the owner or owners, and for appeals to the Baltimore City
Court, including the right of appeal to the Court of Appeals by any per-
son interested, including the Mayor find City Council of Baltimore, from
the decision of any Commissioners or other persons appointed to value
any such private property, rights or interests, individual, railway or other
corporate franchises or easements.

1906, ch. 401, sec. 4.

841X. All individuals and corporations lawfully having buildings,
structures, works, conduits, drains, mains, pipes, tracks or other physical