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MARYLAND MANUAL.

Taxation ac-
cording to
actual
worth.

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

Fines.

may "properly and justly be imposed, or laid with a political
view for the good government and benefit of the community.

Bagan v. Charles Co., 3 H. & McH., 169. Tax Cases, 12 G. & J.,
117. Waters v. State, 1 Gill, 302. Burgess v. Pue, 2 Gill, 11 and 254.
State v. Mayhew, 2 Gill, 487. Howell v. State, 3 Gill, 14. Mayor, &c.,
of Balto., v. B. & O. R. E. Co., 6 Gill, 290. Bradford v. Jones, 1 Md.,
368. Germania v. State, 7 Md., 1. State v, Norwood, 12 Md., 195.
O'Neal v. Va. & Md. Bridge Co., 18 Md., 1. Howard v. First Inde-
pendent Church, 18 Md., 451. State v. Stirling, 20 Md., 516. Tyson v.
State, 28 Md., 577. State v. Cum. ft Penn. R. R. Co., 40 Md., 22. State
v. N. O. R. R. Co., 44 Md., 131. State v. Phil., Wilm. & Balto., R. R.
Co., 45 Md., 361. Appeal Tax Court v. Rice, 50 Md., 303. Appeal Tax
Court v. Patterson, 50 Md., 354. Co. Commr. of Prince George's Co. v.
Commrs. of Laurel, 51 Md., 457. Mayor, etc., v. Canton Co., 63 Md.,
237. Daly v. Morgan, 69 Md., 460. Commrs. Prince George's Co. v.
Commrs. Laurel, 70 Md., 269. Allen v. Co. Commrs. Harford Co., 74 Md.,
294. Wells v. Commrs. of Hyattsville, 77 Md., 125. U. S. Electric Power
Light Co. v. State, 79 Md., 63. Rohr v. Gray, 80 Md., 274. Short v.
The State, 80 Md., 292. Baltimore and Eastern Shore R. R. v.
Spring, 80 Md., 510. Simpson v. Hopkins, 82 Md., 478. Faust v.
Building Ass'n, 84 Md., 186. B., C. & A. Ry. v. Wicomico Co., 93 Md.,
113. Carstairs v. Cochran, 94 Md., 500. Corry v. Baltimore, 96 Md.,
320. M. & C. C. of Balto. v. Johnson, 96 Md., 737. Baltimore v. Safe
Deposit and Trust Co., 97 Md., 662.

Sanguinary
laws.

Art. 16. That sanguinary Laws ought to be avoided as
far as it is consistent with the safety of the State; and no
Law to inflict cruel and unusual pains and penalties ought
to be made in any case, or at any time, hereafter.

Foote v. State, 59 Md., 264. Mitchell v. State, 82 Md., 527.

Retrospective
laws.

Art. 17. That retrospective Laws, punishing acts com-
mitted before the existence of such Laws, and by them only
declared criminal are oppressive, unjust and incompatible
with liberty; wherefore, no ex post facto Law ought to be
made; nor any retrospective oath or restriction be imposed
or required.

McMechen v. Mayor, etc., of Balto., 2 H. A J., 41. C. & O. Canal
Co. v. B. & O. R. R. Co., 4 G. & J., 1. State use of Washington Co., v.
B. & O. R. R. Co., 12 G. & J., 399. State v. Burke, 2 Gill, 79. Baugher
v. Nelson, 9 Gill, 302. Wilson v. Hardesty, 1 Md. Ch., 66. Wilder-
man v. Mayor, etc., of Balto., 8 Md., 551. Thistle v. Frostburg Coal
Co., 10 Md., 129. State v. Norwood, 12 Md., 195. Willis v. Hodson,
79 Md., 327. Lynn v. The State, 84 Md., 67.

Attainder.

Art. 18. That no Law to attaint particular persons of
treason or felony, ought to be made in any case, or at any
time, hereafter.

Right to have
justice.

Art. 19. That every man, for any injury done to him in
his person or property ought to have remedy by the course