Maryland Constitution
Article III - Legislative Department
SEC. 40.
Universal Citation: MD Const art III § 40
The General Assembly shall enact no Law authorizing private property to be taken for public use without just compensation, as agreed upon between the parties, or awarded by a jury, being first paid or tendered to the party entitled to such compensation.
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