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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 20-9 Acquiring property for system.">
  <section prefix="§" num="20-9" heading="Acquiring property for system.">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore acting by and through the agency of said commission, may acquire by gift, 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 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 &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter"&gt;the Charter of Baltimore City&lt;/cite&gt;, 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 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.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">P.L.L., 1915, §824C</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1927, §824C</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1930, §824C</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1938, §1022</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1949, §635</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1969, §20-9</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1904, ch. 349</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1986, ch. 345</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
