1472 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 664

dispose of land, and any interest therein, in order to ac-
complish the comprehensive development, redevelopment,
renovation or rehabilitation thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and the same is hereby
added to the Anne Arundel County Code (1947 Edition),
being Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, title "Anne. Arundel County", sub-title "Annapolis",
said new section to be known as Section 1-A, to follow
immediately after Section 1 of said Article and to read as

follows:

1-A. Notwithstanding the exclusion in the preceding
section from the jurisdiction of the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Annapolis of all United States Government
property included within the boundaries of said City as
defined in said section any buildings, structures or other
improvements owned or acquired on any such property by
any person or corporation, other than the United States of
America, the State of Maryland, or any agency or sub-
division of either, pursuant to any agreement, lease or other
conveyance between or from the United States of America,
or any agency thereof and such person or corporation, shall
be subject to taxation by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Annapolis in the same manner and to the same
extent as other property in said City is taxed, if it shall be
determined that any such buildings or improvements are
subject to taxation by the County Commissioners of Anne
Arundel County and by the State of Maryland.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That a new section
be and the same is hereby added to the Anne Arundel
County Code (1947 Edition), being Article 2 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne Arundel
County", sub-title "Annapolis", said new section to be
known as Section 54-A, to follow immediately after Section
54 of said Article and to read as follows:

54-A. The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis
are hereby authorized and empowered, by ordinance, to
lease any of the land, or the improvements thereon de-
scribed in the next preceding section, to any private person
or corporation on a month to month basis or for fixed terms,
not exceeding five (5) years, without right of renewal and
at such rentals, payable at such fixed intervals as may be
prescribed in the ordinance authorizing the lease, provided
said ordinance shall expressly find that said property so