320                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 172

(g) "Urban Renewal Plan" shall mean a plan, as it exists from
time to time, for an urban renewal project, which plan shall be suf-
ficiently complete to indicate such land acquisition, demolition and
removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, and rehabilita-
tion as may be proposed to be carried out in the urban renewal area,
zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, maximum density
and building requirements.

(h) "Bonds" shall mean any bonds (including refunding bonds),
notes, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, debentures or
other obligations.

(i) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corpor-
ation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic;
and shall include any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person act-
ing in similar representative capacity.

(j) "Municipality" shall mean the Mayor and Council of Snow Hill.

2. Powers.

The municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to carry out
urban renewal projects which shall be limited to slum clearance in
slum or blighted areas and redevelopment or the rehabilitation of
slum or blighted areas; to acquire in connection with such projects,
within the corporate limits of the municipality, kind and property of
every kind and any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege
therein, including land or property and any right or interest therein
already devoted to public use, by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation
or any other legal means; to sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of said land or property, regardless of whether or not
it has been developed, redeveloped, altered or improved and irrespec-
tive of the manner or means in or by which it may have been ac-
quired, to any private, public or quasi public corporation, partner-
ship, association, person or other legal entity. No land or property
taken by the municipality for any of the aforementioned purposes or
in connection with the exercise of any of the powers which by this
sub-heading are granted to the municipality by exercising the power
of eminent domain shall be taken without just compensation, as
agreed upon between the parties, or awarded by a jury, being first
paid or tendered to the party entitled to such compensation. All land
or property needed or taken by the exercise of the power of eminent
domain by the municipality for any of the aforementioned purposes
or in connection with the exercise of any of the powers granted by
this sub-heading is hereby declared to be needed or taken for public
uses and purposes. Any or all of the activities authorized pursuant
to this section shall constitute governmental functions undertaken
for public uses and purposes and the power of taxation may be exer-
cised, public funds expended and public credit extended in further-
ance thereof. The municipality is hereby granted the following addi-
tional powers which are hereby found and declared to be necessary
and proper to carry into full force and effect the specific powers
hereinbefore granted and to fully accomplish the purposes and ob-
jects contemplated by the provisions of this section.

(1) to make or have made all surveys and plans necessary to the
carrying out of the purposes of this sub-heading and to adopt or
approve, modify and amend such plans, which plans may include but
shall not be limited to: (i) plans for carrying out a program of volun-