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one of said Departments shall assume or discharge the duties
of any other.
State vs. Chase, 5 H. & J., 304. Crane va. Megimns, 1 G. & .1., 463.
Mitchell va. Mitchell, 1 Gill, 66. Prout vs. Berry, 2 Gill, 147. Miller vs.
State, 8 Gill, 145. Watkins vs. Watkins, 2 Md., 341. Wright vn.
Wright, 2 Md., 429. Thomas vs. Owens, 4 Md., 189. Gough vs. Pratt,
Adm'r, 9 Md., 526. Calvert vs. Williams, in Md., 478. Mavor. &c„ of
Balto., vs. State, 15 Md., 376. State vs. N. C. R. W. Co., 18 Md., 193.
Miles vs. Bradford, 22 Md., 181. Mayor, &c., of Balto., vs. Horn, 26
Md., 206. Green 's Estate, 4 Md., Ch. Dec., 349. Waters, vs. Roche, 72
Md., 264. Van Witsen vs. Gutman, 79 Md., 405. Mayor, &c., of Balto.,
vs. Ulman, 79 Md., 469. McCrea vs. Roberts, 89 Md., 251. Roby vs.
Prince George's Co., 92 Md., 161. Beasley vs. Ridout, 94 Md., 619.
Board of Supervisors, Prince George's Co., vs. Mitchell, 97 Md„ 330.
Queen Anne's Co., vs. Talbot Co. Gregg vs. Public Service Commission,
121 Md. |
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Art. 9. That no power of suspending Laws or the execu-
tion of Laws, unless by, or derived from the Legislature,
ought to be exercised, or allowed. |
Suspension of
laws. |
Art. 10. That freedom of speech and debate, or proceed-
ings in the Legislature, ought not to be impeached in any
Court of Judicature. |
Freedom of
speech. |
Art. 11. That Annapolis be the place of meeting of the
Legislature; and the Legislature ought not to be convened,
or held at any other place but from evident necessity. |
Seat of gov-
ernment. |
Art. 12. That for redress of grievances, and for amend-
ing, strengthening, and for preserving the laws, the Legisla-
ture ought to be frequently convened. |
Meeting of
Legislature. |
Art. 13. That every man hath a right to petition the Leg-
islature for the redress of grievances in a peaceful and or-
derly manner. |
Right of peti-
tion. |
Art. 14. That no aid, charge, tax, burthen or fees ought
to be rated, or levied, under any pretence, without the con-
sent of the Legislature. |
Levying of
taxes. |
Art. 15. That the levying of taxes by the poll is grievous
and oppressive, and ought to be prohibited; that paupers |
Poll tax. |
ought not to be assessed for the support of the 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 |
Taxation ac-
cording to
actual
worth. |
properly and justly be imposed, or laid with 'a political view
from the good government and benefit of the community.
Eagan vs. Charles Co., 3 H. & McH., 169. Tax Oases, 12 G. & J„
117. Waters vs. State, 1 Gill, 302. Burgess vs. Pue, 2 Gill, 11 and 254.
State vs. Mayhew, 2 Gill, 487. Howell vs. State, 3 Gill, 14. Mayor, &c.,
of Balto., vs. B. & O. R. R. Co., 6 Gill, 290. Bradford vs. Jones, 1 Md.,
368. Germania vs. State, 7 Md., 1. State vs. Norwood, 12 Md., 195.
O 'Neal vs. Va. & Md., Bridge Co., 18 Md., 1. Howard vs. First Inde- |
Fines. |
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