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[Art. 3] LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT 77
Sec. 3Y. The General Assembly shall pass no Law providing for payment
The word "slaves" as used in this section cannot be applied to a free negro ap-
See notes to sec. 32.
Sec. 38. No person shall be imprisoned for debt.
Fact that the act of 1912, ch. 133—see art. 56, sec. 151, et seq., of the An. Code—
The term "debt" as used in this section means an obligation arising otherwise than
The act of 1872, ch. 329, providing that a defaulting tax collector shall be imprisoned
This section referred to in upholding the right of a court of equity to enjoin a suit
The insolvent laws held not to have been abrogated by this section; an arrest for
Cited but not construed in Rice v. Hoffman, 35 Md. 351; Buchanan v. Turner, 26
Party brought into court for contempt to compel performance of money decree—not
Alimony does not constitute debt within meaning of that term as used in this
See notes to sec. 32.
Sec. 39. The books, papers and accounts of all Banks shall be open to
This section referred to in deciding that under art. 23, sec. 146, of the An. Code, each
This section referred to in deciding that a corporation may not buy its own shares
This section cited to show that creditors of bank in receivership need not wait to
Cited in Ghingher v. Bachtell, 169 Md. 687.
Cited in construing art. 11, sec. 97. Stockholders v. Sterling, 300 U. S. 175.
Cited but not construed in Clark Co. v. Colton, 91 Md. 231 (dissenting opinion).
See notes to sec. 32.
This section referred to in construing art. 11, sec. 97. (Cause of action arose before
Sec. 40. The General Assembly shall enact no Law authorizing private
What is a public use?
The supplying of electric power to the public generally on equal terms is a public
1 Thus Amended by Act of 1936 (Special Session), ch. 151, and ratified November, 1936, |
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