§ 14-2 Power to acquire park lands.
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, acting by and through the agency of the Board of Park Commissioners {Department of Recreation and Parks}, may acquire by gift, purchase, lease, whatever the duration of the lease, or other like methods of acquisition or by condemnation, any land situate wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore, or within the counties of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, and Howard, or any interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein, which may be required for the purpose of extending said park system, as aforesaid, or any part or parts thereof, 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 the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland {cf. Title 12, Chapter 200 of the Maryland Rules of Procedure}, relating to condemnation of property by corporations, or so far as the acquisition by condemnation of any such lands situate wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore, or any interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein is concerned, may, in such case or cases, at the option of the Board of Park Commissioners, be such as may now or at any time hereafter 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, “General Powers”, subtitle “Condemnation of Property” {Sic. Cf. Article II, §2 of the City Charter (1996 Edition)}, for the condemnation of any land or property or interest therein situate wholly or partly within the City of Baltimore, or such as may be provided for the very purpose by any lawful ordinance or ordinances of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, which said ordinance or ordinances the said 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 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 interest, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein.
