768                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 459

9B.

(a)     The County Commissioners of Calvert County, in addition
to, but not in substitution of, the powers which may have been or
may hereafter be granted to them, shall have full power and au-
thority to acquire by lease, purchase, condemnation, gift or devise,
real or leasehold property needed for any public purpose, and to
erect buildings thereon for the benefit of the county. The County
Commissioners are further authorized to lease or sell any real or
leasehold property owned by the county when in their discretion it
is no longer needed for public use. The sale of any property shall
be made pursuant to sealed bids, and the offer to bid shall be ad-
vertised for at least three consecutive weeks in one or more news-
paper published in the County, accurately describing the property
and stating the time and place for opening the bids, and reserving
the right to reject any and all bids. The proposals shall be publicly
opened at the time specified in the advertisement, and the property
sold to the highest bidder, unless in the discretion of the County
Commissioners the interests of the County would be better served
by selling the property to some other bidder. In case of the rejection
of all bids or if no bids are submitted, the County Commissioners
may dispose of the property as they may deem desirable.

(b)    In the case of the sale of any real property on which is
located any facility to which the County has made an appropriation
in any year of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more, the provi-
sions of this section shall be applicable.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 459
(House Bill 772)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 433(1)
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Harford County (1965 Edition,
being Article 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Harford County," subtitle "Metropolitan Commission," to
provide that the Metropolitan Commission of Harford County may
enter an incorporated municipality, upon request of such municipal-
ity for the operation, construction and maintenance of water or
sewer facilities, and further provides authority for the Commis-
sion to acquire, either independently or with an incorporated mu-
nicipality, any privately owned water or sewage system.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 433(1) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Harford
County (1965 Edition, being Article 13 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Harford County," subtitle "Metropolitan
Commission," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows: