Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Svazek 12F. Lucas, Jr., 1845 |
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... alleging , that by an act of the General Assembly of Maryland , passed at December session of 1838 , chapter 323 , entitled , An act in aid of the construction of a State Armory and Town Hall in the city of Baltimore , and the re ...
... alleging , that by an act of the General Assembly of Maryland , passed at December session of 1838 , chapter 323 , entitled , An act in aid of the construction of a State Armory and Town Hall in the city of Baltimore , and the re ...
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... alleging , that heretofore , to wit , by an act of Assembly , passed at December session 1816 , and en- titled " An act to authorise a lottery or lotteries to raise a sum of money for the purpose of repairing , and raising a sum of ...
... alleging , that heretofore , to wit , by an act of Assembly , passed at December session 1816 , and en- titled " An act to authorise a lottery or lotteries to raise a sum of money for the purpose of repairing , and raising a sum of ...
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... alleging themselves to be entitled to the lottery privi leges granted as aforesaid , by virtue of pretended assignments ... alleged to have adopted , or in any other form ; and that the said Canfield never did make any such assignment to ...
... alleging themselves to be entitled to the lottery privi leges granted as aforesaid , by virtue of pretended assignments ... alleged to have adopted , or in any other form ; and that the said Canfield never did make any such assignment to ...
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... alleged , that it is true as stated in said bill of complaint , that by the various acts of Assembly in said bill mentioned , certain lotteries were authorised to be drawn , in order to raise funds for Washington and St. John's Colleges ...
... alleged , that it is true as stated in said bill of complaint , that by the various acts of Assembly in said bill mentioned , certain lotteries were authorised to be drawn , in order to raise funds for Washington and St. John's Colleges ...
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... alleged in said bill . And these respondents further admit , that they did propose and offer to draw the scheme of a lottery on the 18th day of February , now last past , but they deny that they falsely alleged themselves entitled to do ...
... alleged in said bill . And these respondents further admit , that they did propose and offer to draw the scheme of a lottery on the 18th day of February , now last past , but they deny that they falsely alleged themselves entitled to do ...
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act of Assembly administrator aforesaid Allegany county alleged amend answer appellee assignment authorised Baltimore county bill of complaint bond cause caveat certificate Chancellor chap Charles county claim complainant contract county court Court of Appeals Court of Chancery court of equity creditors Creswell debt deceased decree defendant Dilly dollars DORSEY entitled evidence execution executor exemption fieri facias filed further Gardiner Gill & John granted Hardey Harford county Hatton Henry Repp Hezekiah Coberth Hickley Hoye and Pettit issued John Brien John McPherson John Steyer judgment justice land called land office Legislature lien lotteries Maryland McBlair ment negroes orators paid parties passed payment penalty personal estate petition plaintiff Prince George's county proceedings purchase Rail Road Company schemes scire facias sheriff statute Stephen Lewis Steyer suit surety term thereof Thomas tion tract of land trustee Washington county Weems wife William writ
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Strana 435 - Our own experience has taught us nevertheless, that additional fences against these dangers ought not to be omitted. Very properly, therefore, have the convention added this constitutional bulwark in favor of personal security and private
Strana 398 - ... the Constitution of the United States which prohibits a State from passing any law impairing the obligation of a contract. Whatever is granted is secured subject only to the limitations and reservations in the charter or in the laws or constitutions which govern it.
Strana 435 - Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited by the spirit and scope of those fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught us, nevertheless, that additional fences against these dangers ought not to be omitted.
Strana 122 - Government; but every person in the State, or person holding property therein, ought to contribute his proportion of public taxes for the support of the Government, according to his actual worth in real or personal property; yet, fines, duties or taxes may properly and justly be imposed, or laid, with a political view for the good government and benefit of the community.
Strana 361 - if a creditor to a bond exacts his whole demand of one of the sureties, that surety is entitled to be substituted in his place, and to a cession of his rights and securities, as if he was a purchaser, either against the principal debtor or the co-sureties.
Strana 436 - ... act was utterly void, as impairing the obligation of that charter. The college was deemed, like other colleges of private foundation, to be a private eleemosynary institution, endowed, by its charter, with a capacity to take property unconnected with the government. Its funds were bestowed upon the faith of the charter, and those funds consisted entirely of private donations. It is true, that the uses were in some sense public ; that is, for the general benefit, and not for the mere benefit of...
Strana 436 - A public corporation is one that is created for political purposes, with political powers, to be exercised for purposes connected with the public good in the administration of civil government; an instrument of the government, subject to the control of the legislature and its members, officers of the government, for the administration or discharge of public duties, as in the cases of cities, towns, etc.
Strana 2 - It is the constant aim of a court of equity to do complete justice by deciding upon and settling the rights of all persons interested...
Strana 122 - That the levying of taxes by the poll is grievous and oppressive, and ought to be prohibited...
Strana 55 - The second count of the complaint is in the ordinary form of a complaint in an action for money had and received by the defendants to and for the use of plaintiff.