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purchase, lease, whatever the duration of the lease, or other
like methods of acquisition, or by condemnation, any land or
property situated wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore
or within any of the counties of this State, or any interest,
franchise, easement, right or privilege therein which may be
required for the purpose of constructing and establishing said
sewerage system, or any part or parts thereof, or that may be
needed for the workings of said system when established, and when
and so often as resort shall be had to condemnation proceedings,
the procedure shall be that [marked out by Sections 248 to 253,
inclusive, of Article 23] OF TITLE 12 OF THE REAL PROPERTY
ARTICLE of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, relating
to condemnation of property by corporations; or so far as the
acquisition by condemnation of any such land or property situated
wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore, or any interest,
franchise, easement, right or privilege therein is concerned, may
in any case or cases, at the option of said commission, be such
as may now or at any time hereafter be provided for by any lawful
ordinance or ordinances of the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, adopted pursuant to the powers conferred upon it by
[Section 6 of this Article, title "General Powers," subtitle
"Condemnation of Property,"] TITLE 12 OF THE REAL PROPERTY
ARTICLE OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND THE
CHARTER OF BALTIMORE CITY, 1964 REVISION, ARTICLE II, "GENERAL
POWERS" SECTION 2, "CONDEMNATION" for the condemnation of any
land or property or interest therein, situated wholly or partly
within the City of Baltimore, or such as may be provided for the
purpose by any lawful ordinance or ordinances of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore; which said ordinance or ordinances
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby fully
authorized to adopt; provided, provision is made therein for
reasonable notice to the owner or owners, and for appeals to the
[Baltimore City Court] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY,
including the right of appeal to the Court of SPECIAL Appeals, by
any person interested, including the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, from the decision of any Commissioners or other
persons appointed to value any such land or property, or
interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein.

21. STREETS, BRIDGES, AND HIGHWAYS

21-15.

Whenever the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore provides,
by ordinance, for the laying out, opening, extending, widening or
straightening of any highway, street, square, lane or alley in
Baltimore City, such ordinance may provide that the Department of
Public Works shall proceed to acquire the property necessary, in
accordance with Sections 44A, 44B, 44C, and 44D of Article VII of
the Charter of Baltimore City (1964 Revision) as amended, and
Sections 56 through 70 of Article 26 of the Baltimore City Code
as amended; or the ordinance may provide that the property
necessary to be acquired for such laying out, opening, extending,
widening or straightening, may be acquired by proceedings in [any
of the Law Courts of the Supreme Bench of] THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR