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several commissioners, is appended to the answer, in
which they affirm that the matters set forth are true, to
the best of their knowledge and belief.
ANSWER OF SHERIFF THOMSON.
To the Hon. R. N. Martin, Judge of the Superior Court:
The answer of Wm. Thomson to the bill of complaint
against him in this court, exhibited by Alex. M. Rogers
and others, respectfully shows:
This answer recites the same preliminaries as the pre-
ceding answer of the Police Board, and continues.
Further answering, this respondent says that in virtue
of the duties imposed on him as sheriff of the City of
Baltimore, and of one of the sections of said law, which was
brought to his attention, he did cause to be advertised in
the newspapers named in the notice, of which a copy is in-
serted in the said bill of complaint, and did direct that the
same should be so published in accordance with the pro-
visions of law and with his sense of duty, intending to
faithfully and fully perform the same without regard to
his own personal wishes or political bias; but he did not
agree or bargain with the publishers of said papers that
the said advertisement should be paid for with the moneys
of the State of Maryland.
This respondent further answering, says that he is ad-
vised that the said law passed by the General Assembly
as aforesaid, and the amendments thereto, are not in vio-
lation or subversive of the Constitution of this State and
of the laws thereof, and of the 45th article of the Decla-
ration of Rights, or of any other article thereof, but that
it is his duty as sheriff of the City of Baltimore to com-
ply with the requirements thereof.
Further answering he admits that the articles of the
Constitution and Bill of Rights recited in said bill of com-
plaint are correctly recited, but he is instructed and ad-
vised that nevertheless the General Assembly aforesaid
had the right and power to enact the law and amendments
aforesaid, and that the pretended violations of the Consti-
tution and Bill of Rights set out in said bill of complaint
are unfounded, as would clearly appear to the said com-
plainants if they properly understood and would impar-
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