ART. III.] CONSTITUTION. 39
SEC. 36. No lottery grant shall ever hereafter be author-
ized by the General Assembly.
Lucas v. McBlair, 12 0. & J., 1. State v. Hawkins, 96 Md., 133.
SEC. 37. The General Assembly shall pass no law provid- |
Lotteries
prohibited. |
ing for payment by this State for slaves emancipated from
servitude in this State; but they shall adopt such measures
as they may deem expedient to obtain from the United
States compensation for such slaves, and to receive and dis-
tribute the same equitably to the persons entitled.
SEC. 38. No person shall be imprisoned for debt.
State v. Mace, 5 Md., 837. Trail. Snouffer, 6 Md., 308.
SEC. 39. The General Assembly shall grant no charter for |
Slaves. |
banking purposes, nor renew any banking corporation now
in existence, except upon the condition that the stockholders
shall be liable to the amount of their respective share or
shares of stock in such banking institution, for all its debts
and liabilities upon note, bill or otherwise; the books, papers
and accounts of all banks shall be open to inspection under
such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Hammond v. Strauss, 53 Md., 1. Helfrich v. Catonsville Water Co.,
74 Md., 269. O'Brien v. Baltimore Belt R. R. Co., 74 Md., 363. Char-
ters of Banks, 102 Md., 514, 619. |
Banks. |
•SEC. 40. The General Assembly shall enact no law author-
izing 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.
0. & 0. Canal Co. v. B. & 0. Railroad Co., 4 G. & J., 1. Tidewater
Canal Co. v. Archer, 9 G. & J„ 479. B. & S. Railroad Co. v. Compton,
2 Gill, 20. Alexander v. Mayor, etc., of Balto., 5 Gill, 3S3. Binney's
Case, 2 Bl., 99. Waring v. Warring, 2 Bl., 673. Hepburn's Case, 3
Bl., 95. Compton v. The Susquehanna Railroad. 3 M, 386. Balti-
more v. McKim, 3 Bl., 4S3. Hamilton v. Annnpolis & Elkridge Rail-
road Co., 1 Md. Ch., 107 Harness v. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co., 1
Md. Ch., 248. Hamilton v. Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad Co., 1 Md.,
553. Hoye v. Swan, 5 Md., 237. Monie v. Mayor, etc., of Balto., 5
Md., 314. Steuart v. Mayor, etc., of Balto., 7 Md., 50. Gruff v. Mayor,
etc., Balto., 10 Md„ 544. Reddall v. Bryan, 14 Md., 444. Western
Md. R. R. Co. v. Owings, 15 Md., 199. Kane v. Mnyor. etc., of Bnlto.,
15 Md., 240. State v. Graves, 19 Md., 309. Douglasa v. Boonshorouuh,
Turnpike R. Co., 22 Md., 229. Western Md. R. R. Co. v. Patterson,
37 Md., 125. State v. Consolidation Coal Co., 46 Md., 1. Mayor, etc.,
of Cumberland v. Wilison, 50 Md., 138. P. R. R. Co. v. B. & 0. R. R.
Co., 60 Md., 267. American Telephone Co. v. Pearce, 71 Md.. 535.
Ulman v. M. & 0. C. Balto.. 72 Md., 5S7-609. Helfrick v. Catonsville
Water Co., 74 Md., 269. O'Brien v. Balto. Belt R. R. Co., 74 Md.. 363.
Balto. Belt Railroad Co. v. Baltzell, 75 Md.. 04. Mnyor. etc., Balto. v.
Ulman. 79 Md., 409. Van Witsen v. Gutman. 79 Md.. 405. Garrett v.
Lake Roland Elevated R. R. Co., 79 Md.. 277. Deems v. Mayor and
City Council of Balto., 80 Md., 164. Balto. and Eastern Shore R R. |
Compensa-
tion for
property
taken for
public use. |
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