The Town may acquire real, personal or mixed
property for any public purpose by purchase, gift, bequest, devise,
lease, condemnation or otherwise and may sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of any property belonging to the Town. All municipal property,
funds and franchises of every kind belonging to or in the possession
of the Town (by whatever prior name known) at the time this Charter
becomes effective are vested in the Town, subject to the terms and
conditions thereof.
The Town shall have the power to condemn property
of any kind, or interest therein or franchise connected therewith,
in fee or as an easement, within the corporate limits of the Town,
for any public purpose. Any activity, project or improvement authorized
by the provisions of this Charter or any other state law applicable
to the Town shall be deemed to be a public purpose. The manner of
procedure in case of any condemnation proceedings shall be that established
in the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, title
"Eminent Domain,"[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Article 23 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, to which this title refers, has been repealed by
Acts 1972, Ch. 349. § 1. For current provisions, see the
Real Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. § 12-101
at seq.
The Town shall have the power to acquire, to
obtain by lease or rent, to purchase, construct, operate and maintain
all buildings and structures as it deems necessary for the operation
of the Town government.
The Town shall have the power to do whatever
may be necessary to protect Town property and to keep all Town property
in good condition.
