602 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 219

for such purpose or purposes any property suitable therefor
that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned or controlled
by such county.

16. Any lands acquired, owned, controlled, or occupied by
such cities, villages, towns, or counties for the purposes enu-
merated in Sections 14 and 15 hereof shall and are hereby de-
clared to be acquired, owned, controlled, and occupied for a
public purpose and as a matter of public necessity, and such
cities, villages, towns, or counties shall have the right to ac-
quire property for such purpose or purposes under the power
of eminent domain as and for a public necessity.

17. Private property needed by a city, village, town, or
county for an airport or landing field shall be acquired by
purchase if the city, village, town, or county is able to agree
with the owners on the terms thereof, and otherwise by con-
demnation, in the manner provided by law under which the
city, village, town, or county is authorized to acquire real
property for public purposes, other than street purposes, or, if
there be no such law, in the manner provided for and subject
to the provisions of the condemnation law.

18. The local legislative body of a city, village, or town,
and the Board of County Commissioners of any county which
has established an airport or landing field and acquired, leased,
or set apart real property for such purposes may construct,
improve, equip, maintain, and operate the same, or may vest
jurisdiction for the construction, improvement, maintenance,
and operation thereof, in any suitable officer, board, or body
of such city, village, town, or county, or may lease the same to
any person or corporation on such terms and conditions
as it may deem proper. The expenses of such construc-
tion, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation
shall be a city, village, town, or county charge as the case
may be. The local legislative body of a city, village, or town,
and the County Commissioners of any county may adopt
regulations and establish fees or charges for the use of such
airports or landing field, or may authorize an officer, board,
or body of such village, city, town, or county having juris-
diction to adopt such regulations and establish such fees or
charges, subject, however, to the approval of such local legis-
lative body before they shall take effect.