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so paid for shall be vested in the State of Maryland. In addition to
publishing the notice of the preliminary report herein provided for,
the Commission shall cause a printed copy of such notice to be
mailed to the persons interested, so far as their post office addresses
are known or can reasonably be ascertained; provided, however, that
such action shall not be deemed a prerequisite to the validity of the
proceeding. If any of the parties in interest residing in this State
are within the age or non compos mentis or other contractual dis-
ability and are not represented by a guardian, committee or trustee,
it shall be the duty of the Commission to certify such fact to the
court at the time of filing its final report, and thereupon the court
shall make such order for the protection of the rights of such person
under disability as may be proper.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

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.

CHAPTER 286

(Senate Bill 404)

AN ACT to repeal Section 21B of Article 33A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1960 Supplement), title "Eminent Domain", sub-
title "In General", repealing the present law which concerns the
recovery of costs for moving personal property located in build-
ings taken or about to be taken under condemnation proceedings
or acquired by negotiation in lieu thereof; and to enact a new
Section 21B in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the section so
repealed, providing for compensation for moving expenses of per-
sonal property and fixtures in connection with condemnation pro-
cedures or negotiations in lieu thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 21B of Article 33A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1960 Supplement), title "Eminent Domain", sub-title "In General",
be and it is hereby repealed, and that a new Section 21B be and it is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the section
so repealed, to read as follows:

21B. (a) When promises contain personal property or remov-
able fixtures, or both, which are removed for use by the condemnee
at another location because the promises have been or are about to
be taken, in whole or in part, under condemnation proceedings or
acquired by negotiation in lieu of such proceedings, the party at

whose expense such property must be moved, shall be entitled to

receive from the condemnor the reasonable costs of moving the prop-