ART. III.] CONSTITUTION. 41
SEC. 39. The General Assembly shall grant no charter for
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 vs. Strauss, 53 Md 1. Helfrich vs. Catonsville Water Co.,
74 Md., 269. O'Brien vs. Baltimore Belt B. B. Co., 74 Md., 363 Char-
ters of Banks, 102 Md., 514, 818. |
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.
C. & 0. Canal Co vs. B. & 0. Railroad Co., 4 G. & J„ 1. Tidewater
Canal Co. vs. Archer, 9 G. & J., 479. B. & S. Railroad vs. Compton.
2 Oill, 20. Alexander vs. Mayor, &c., of Balto., 5 Gill, 383. Binney'a
Case, 2 Bl., 99. Waring vs. Waring, 2 Bl„ 673. Hepburn's Caae; 3
Bl., 95. Compton vs. The Susquehanna Railroad, 3 Bl., 386. Balti
more vs. McKim, 3 Bl., 453. Hamilton vs. Annapolis & Elkridge Bail-
road Co., 1 Md., Ch. 107. Harness vs. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co., 1
Md., Ch., 248. Hamilton vs. Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad Co., 1 Md.,
S53. Hoye vs. Swan, 5 Md., 237. Moale vs. Mayor, &c., of Balto., 5
Md., 314. Steuart vs. Mayor, &c., of Balto., 7 Md., 50. Graff vs. Mayor,
&c., Balto., 10 Md., 544. Reddall vs. Bryan, 14 Md., 444. Western
Md. B. B. Co. vs. Owings, 15 Md., 399. Kane vs. Mayor, &c., of Balto.,
15 Md., 240. State vs. Graves, 19 Md., 369. Douglass vs. Boonsborough,
Turnpike R. Co., 22 Md., 229. Western Md. B. R. Co. vs. Patterson,
37 Md., 125. State vs. Consolidation Coal Co., 46 Md., 1. Mayor, &c..
of Cumberland vs. Wilison, 50 Md., 138. P. B. B. Co. vs. B. & 0. R. B.
Co., 60 Md., 267. American Telephone Co. vs. Pearee, 71 Md., 535.
niman vs. M. & C. 0. Balto., 72 Md., 587-609. Helfriek vs. Catonsville
Water Co., 74 Md., 269. 0 'Brien vs. Balto. Belt R. B. Co., 74 Md., 363.
Balto. Belt Railroad Co., vs. Baltzell, 75 Md., 94. Mayor, &c., Balto., vs.
rriman, 79 Md., 469. Van Witsen vs. Gutman, 79 Md., 405. Garrett vs.
Lake Boland Elevated R. R. Co., 79 Md., 277. Deems vs. Mayor and
City Council of Balto., 80 Md., 164. Balto, and Eastern Shore R. R.
vs. Spring, 80 Md., 510. Turnpike Co. vs. B. R. Co., 81 Md., 247. Mayor
& City Council of Balto, et al. vs. The Keeley Institute, 81 Md., 106.
Baumgardner vs. Fowler, 82 Md., 631. Poole vs. Falls Road Ry., 88
Md., 536. Cochran vs. Preston, 108 Md. Bond vs. M. & C. C. of Balti-
more, 116 Md. People vs. Western Maryland Railway, 119 Md. Bidgley
vs. Baltimore, 119 Md. |
Compensa-
tion tor
property
taken lor
public use. |
SEC. 40A. The General Assembly shall enact no law au-
thorizing private property to be taken for public use without
just compensation, to be agreed upon between the parties or
awarded by a jury, being first paid or tendered to the party
entitled to such compensation, but where such property is
situated in Baltimore City and is desired by this State or by |
Compensa-
tion tor
property
taken tor
public use. |
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