Farnen v. Hooper

The main question involved in the discussion of this demurrer has been - decided in an opinion filed in the case of John F. New vs. Alcaeus Hooper, Mayor of the Oity of Baltimore. In that opinion it is decided that the Old School Board, as it is called, was legally appointed under an ordinance of the city by the two Branches of the Oity Council in joint convention.

The question now to be considered is whether they have been properly removed by the Mayor. The provision of the city charter under which it is supposed he was authorized to remove at his pleasure is found in Article 4, Section 31,…