66 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 17

of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the
date of its passage.

Approved March 16, 1944.

CHAPTER 17.

(House Bill No. 23)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 302
of Article 11 of the Code of Public Local Laws (1930
Edition), title "Frederick County", sub-title "Frederick
City", sub-heading "Powers", providing that the Mayor and
Aldermen of said municipality may dispose of municipal
property when it is no longer wanted for municipal pur-
poses.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 302 of Article 11 of the Code of Public
Local Laws (1930 Edition), title "Frederick County", sub-title
"Frederick City", sub-heading "Powers", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
302. The Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to acquire

by purchase or condemnation any land or property, or any
interest therein which it may require for any public or munici-
pal purpose, and to dispose of such property when no longer
needed for municipal purposes; and may provide such methods
of condemnation of any land or property or interest therein,
situated within or without the City of Frederick, as they may
deem proper, under such procedure as it may adopt; it shall
provide reasonable notice to the owner or owners and for
appeals to the Circuit Court for Frederick County by any
person interested, including the Mayor and Aldermen of Fred-
erick, from the decision of any jury, commissioners or other
persons appointed to value any such land or property, or
interest therein. Nothing herein contained shall deprive the
City of any power of condemnation for any purpose, already
invested in it.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.

Approved March 16, 1944