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may be necessary or proper for the purposes of this Act, or any
of them.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, when and so often,
as resort shall be had to condemnation proceedings under this
Act, the procedure, so far as the acquisition by condemnation -
of any land or property or thing situated within the city of Bal-
timore, or any interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege
therein is concerned, may, in any case, or cases, at the option
of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, be such as may
now, or at any time hereafter, be provided for by any lawful
general ordinance, or ordinances of the Mayor and City Coun-
cil of Baltimore, adopted pursuant to the powers conferred
upon it by section 6 of 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 con-
demnation of land or property or interest therein for the muni-
cipal needs of the city of Baltimore, or such as may be provided
for the very purpose by any lawful special ordinance or ordi-
nances of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; which said
lawful special ordinance, or ordinances, the said Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore is hereby duly authorized to adopt;
provided that, in every such special ordinance, provision is
made 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 person interested, in-
cluding the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, from the
decision of the commissioners or other persons appointed to
value any such land, property or thing, or interest, franchise,
easement, right or privilege therein; but so far as the acquisi-
tion by condemnation of any land, or property, or thing situ-
ated within Baltimore county, or within any other county of
this State, or of any interest, franchise, easement, right, or
privilege therein is concerned the procedure shall be that
marked out by section 6 of article 4, entitled "City of Balti-
more," of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"General Powers," sub-title "Water," but nothing in this Act
is to be taken as depriving the Mayor and City Council of Bal-
timore, of any powers of condemnation now vested in it by law
not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, Except as hereinafter por-
vided, that all work done, or supplies or materials purchased,
in carrying out the purposes of this Act, when involving an
expenditure of five hundred dollars or more shall be by con-
tract, awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance
with the provisions of sections 14 and 15 of article 4, entitled
"City of Baltimore," of the Code of Public Local Laws of-