THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   231

lating to the power of condemnation by the County Commissioners
of Anne Arundel County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 250A be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Anne Arundel County (1947 Edition), being
Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne
Arundel County", sub-title "County Commissioners", sub-heading
"Miscellaneous", to follow immediately after Section 250 thereof, and
to read as follows:

250A. The County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County shall
have full power to contract with property owners for the purchase of
land, the use of which may be required in connection with the opening
of any new road, street, alley or sidewalk, for the construction or
repair of any bridge, the relocation, straightening or widening of any
road, street or alley or sidewalk, the proper drainage of any such
road, street, alley or sidewalk

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then the County Commissioners may proceed to condemn the same
for the use of the County under the provisions of Article 33A (Emi-
nent Domain) of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition) as
amended from time to time. However, the County Commissioners
shall not be required to accept the award or Judgment rendered in
any proceeding under said statute, but they may, WITH THE CON-
SENT OF THE DEFENDANT, abandon the said proceeding for
eminent domain upon payment of the costs thereof including reason-
able attorneys fees.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1,1955.

Approved March 29,1955.

CHAPTER 154
(House Bill 392)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 17 of the Public Local Laws
of Maryland (1953 Edition), title "Prince George's County", sub-
title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District", said new section
to be known as Section 1610A and to follow immediately after
Section 1610, authorizing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com-
mission to issue notes and/or certificates of indebtedness to pay

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