J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            1299

Sec. 2. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having been
passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the mem-
bers elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 754

(House Bill 348)

AN ACT, to add Sections 26A-1 to 26A-33, inclusive, to the Baltimore
County Code (1958 Edition), title "Redevelopment and Rehabili-
tation Commission" to create a Redevelopment and Rehabilitation
Commission in Baltimore County, Maryland and to authorize and
empower said Commission to carry out urban renewal projects in-
volving the clearance and redevelopment and rehabilitation of slum
areas or blighted areas; to acquire property for such purposes with
power of eminent domain; to declare such activities to constitute
governmental functions in furtherance of which Baltimore County,
Maryland, may exercise the power of taxation, expend public funds
and extend public credit; to grant to said Commission, certain addi-
tional powers and authority necessary or proper to carry into full
force and effect the powers hereinabove mentioned; and to place
certain restrictions and limitations on the powers granted.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 26A-1 to 26A-33, inclusive, be and they are hereby
added to the Baltimore County Code (1958 Edition), said new sections
to read as follows:

26A-1. The following terms wherever used or referred to in this
Act, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is
clearly indicated by the context:

(a)   "Federal Government" shall include the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise,
of the United States of America.

(b)   "Slum Area" shall mean any area where dwellings predomi-
nate which, by reason of depreciation, overcrowding, faulty arrange-
ment or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or any
combination of these factors, are detrimental to the public safety,
health or morals.

(c)   "Blighted Area" shall mean an area in which a majority of
buildings have declined in productivity by reason of obsolescence,
depreciation or other causes to an extent they no longer justify funda-
mental repairs and adequate maintenance.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.