THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 497

tion 6 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land and the Baltimore City Charter (1949 Edition), title
"Baltimore City", sub-title "General Powers", said new para-
graph to be known as Paragraph (24A), to follow immediately
after Paragraph (24) of said section, and to read as follows:

(24A) Port Development

(a) To acquire land and property of every kind, and any
right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, includ-
ing land or property and any right or interest therein already
devoted to any public use, in, adjoining or in the vicinity of the
Patapsco River or its tributaries, by purchase, lease, gift, con-
demnation, or any other legal means, for or in connection with
extending, developing or improving the harbor or Port of Balti-
more and its facilities and the highways and approaches
thereto; provided, however, that any land or property owned by
the State of Maryland shall not be acquired by the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore without the prior consent of the
State;

(b) To establish, develop, redevelop, construct, erect, enlarge,
extend, alter, improve, renovate, modernize, equip, repair,
maintain, operate, control and regulate piers, docks, wharves,
warehouses, sheds, transit sheds, buildings, structures and
other facilities or appurtenances necessary or useful in connec-
tion with the operation of a modern port, on, above, under or
in any land or property now or which hereafter may be owned
or otherwise held or controlled by the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore or by any private, public or quasi public corpora-
tion, partnership, association, person or other legal entity;

(c) To establish and collect fees, rentals or charges for the
use of any of the aforesaid buildings, structures or other facili-
ties or appurtenances owned or otherwise held or controlled by
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore;

(d) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any of said land or property, regardless of whether or not it is
undeveloped or has been developed, redeveloped, altered, or
improved and irrespective of the manner or means in or by
which it may have been acquired, to the United States of
America, or the State of Maryland or any political sub-division
thereof, or any department or agency of any of them, or to any
private, public or quasi public corporation, partnership, as-
sociation, person or other legal entity, for or in connection with
extending, developing or improving the harbor or Port of Balti-
more and its facilities and the highways and approaches
thereto; any lease or rental agreement entered into based upon,
or pursuant to, the power and authority contained in this