Baltimore Union Passenger Railway Co. v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore Count)r. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Exceptions, stated in the opinion of the Court. Sixth Exception.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore Count)r. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Exceptions, stated in the opinion of the Court. Sixth Exception. The plaintiff' offered the two following prayers: 1. The plaintiff prays the Court to strike out all the evidence offered hy the defendant,, (the same having been admitted subject to exception,) of the settlements made by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, with the .People’s Passenger Eailway Company, the Citizens’ Passenger Eailway Company, the North Baltimore Passenger Eailway…
1Opinion of the CourtIrving, J.
The appellee-sued the appellant in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, and the case was removed to Baltimore County for trial. The declaration sets up a claim for park tax from February 1st, 1885, to March 15th, 1881.
The appellant was incorporated under the G-eneral Railway Law of the State, and was, by ordinance No. 150 of the ordinances of the City of Baltimore of 1880, (Rev. City Code of 1885, page 323,) authorized to construct certain street passenger railways in the streets of the city, subject to certain conditions, as follows, to wit: “to pay to the City Register for the use of the…
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