110 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND.

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

Eagan 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 Baltimore
v B. & O R. R. 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 Independent Church, 18 Md 451.
State v. Stirling, 20 Md. 516 Tyson v. State, 28 Md. 577. State v. Cum
& Penn. R. R. Co., 40 Md 22 Maxwell v State, 40 Md. 273. State v. N
C R. R. Co., 44 Md 131. State v Phil., Wilm. & Balto R. R. Co., 45 Md.
361 State v. B. & O R. R. Co., 48 Md 49 Co. Commrs v. F. & M R.
R., 48 Md 172. Appeal Tax Court v. Rice, 50 Md 303. Appeal Tax Court
v. Patterson, 50 Md. 354. Co. Commrs, of Prince George's Co. v. Commrs
of Laurel, 51 Md 457. Mayor, &c. v Canton Co , 63 Md. 237. Daly v.
Morgan, 69 Md. 460. Commrs Prinpe 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 Balti-
more and Eastern Shore R R. v Spring, 80 Md. 510. State v. Applegarth,
81 Md 295. Simpson v Hopkins, 82 Md. 478. Faust v. Building Ass'n, 84
Md. 186. Monticello v. Baltimore, 90 Md. 425. Westminister v. West-
minster Savings Bank, 92 Md. 64. Mason v Cumberland, 92 Md. 461. B
C & A. Ry. v. Wicomico Co., 93 Md. 123. Carstairs v. Cochran, 94 Md. 500
Corry o. Baltimore, 96 Md. 320. M. & C. C. of Balto v. Johnson, 96 Md.
737. Baltimore v. Safe Dep. & T Co., 97 Md. 662.

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.

Art. 17. That retrospective Laws, punishing acts committed
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, &c. of Balto , 2 H. & 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 Wilderman v Mayor, &c.
of Balto., 8 Md 551. Thistle v. Frostburg Coal Co , 10 Md. 129. State v.
Norwood, 12 Md. 195. Harrison v. Harrison, 22 Md. 468. Anderson v.