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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 307.

AN ACT to add an additional section to article 4 of the

Public Local Laws, title "Baltimore City," to be known

as section 148 A, under the sub-title of condemnation

authorizing the mayor and city council to condemn pro-

perty for public purposes, and to provide methods of con-

demnation.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General • Assemlby of

New

Maryland, That the following additional section be added

sections.

to article 4 of the Public Local Laws, title "City of Balti-

more," to be known as section 148 A, under the sub-title of

condemnation.

148 A. The mayor and city council of Baltimore shall

have power to acquire by purchase or condemnation, any

School
houses,

land or property or interest therein, which they may require

engine
houses, &c

for school-houses, engine-houses, court-houses, markets,

bridges and their approaches, the establishment or enlarge-

ment of parks, squares, gardens, or other public places, or

for any other public or municipal purpose ; and may provide

such methods of condemnation of any land or property, or

interest therein, situated, wholly or partly within the city

of Baltimore as they may deem proper; under such pro-

ceedure as they may adopt, they shall provide for reasonable

notice to the owner, or owners, and for appeals to the Balti-

more City Court, by any person interested, including the

mayor and city council, from the decision of any commis-

sioners or other persons appointed to value any such land

or property, or interest therein. Nothing herein contained

shall be construed as depriving the mayor and city council

of any power of condemnation for any purpose already

vested in them.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall

Effective

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4th, 1892.