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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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provided such legislation limits the con-
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demning authority's utilization of the ac-
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quisition procedures specified in this section
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to occasions where it has acquired or is
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acquiring by purchase or other procedures
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one-half or more of the several takings of
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land or interests in land necessary for any
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given water supply, sewerage or drainage
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extension or construction project.
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Art. III, sec. 61. (a) The General As-
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sembly may authorize and empower any
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county or any municipal corporation, by
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public local law:
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(1) To carry out urban renewal projects
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which shall be limited to slum clearance in
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slum or blighted areas and redevelopment
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or the rehabilitation of slum or blighted
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areas, and to include the acquisition,
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within the boundary lines of such county
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or municipal corporation, of land and prop-
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erty of every kind and any right, interest,
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franchise, easement or privilege therein, by
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purchase, lease, gift, condemnation or any
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other legal means. The term "slum area"
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shall mean any area where dwellings pre-
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dominate which, by reason of depreciation,
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overcrowding, faulty arrangement or de-
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sign, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary
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facilities, or any combination of these
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factors, are detrimental to the public safety,
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health or morals. The term "blighted area"
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shall mean an area in which a majority of
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buildings have declined in productivity by
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reason of obsolescence, depreciation or
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other causes to an extent they no longer
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justify fundamental repairs and adequate
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maintenance.
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(2) To sell, lease, convey, transfer or
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otherwise dispose of any of said land or
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property, regardless of whether or not it has
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been developed, redeveloped, altered or im-
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proved and irrespective of the manner or
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means in or by which it may have been
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acquired, to any private, public or quasi
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public corporation, partnership, association,
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person or other legal entity.
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No land or property taken by any county
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or any municipal corporation for any of the
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aforementioned purposes or in connection
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with the exercise of any of the powers
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which may be granted to such county or
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municipal corporation pursuant to this
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section by exercising the power of eminent
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domain shall be taken without just com-
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pensation, as agreed upon between the
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parties, or awarded by a jury, being first
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paid or tendered to the party entitled to
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such compensation.
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