Mayor of Baltimore v. Fledderman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
' Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. This was an action brought by the appellee against the appellant, to recover his fees as sheriff of Baltimore City, in serving subpoenas duces tecum, on the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, to bring into Court the registration books in the matter of petitions to have names stricken off the books of registration under the Act of 1882, ch. 22; and for serving subpoenas on the registers of voters of the different wards of…
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' Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. This was an action brought by the appellee against the appellant, to recover his fees as sheriff of Baltimore City, in serving subpoenas duces tecum, on the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, to bring into Court the registration books in the matter of petitions to have names stricken off the books of registration under the Act of 1882, ch. 22; and for serving subpoenas on the registers of voters of the different wards of the City of Baltimore; and for serving subpoenas on witnesses to testify in the matter of said petitions. The case was…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the Circuit Courts for the counties, or any one of the Courts of Baltimore City has jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal from the decision of a register of voters, ■after the November election, when the appeal has been taken before such election. The whole matter depends upon the Act of 1882, ch. 22, providing for the registration of voters.
It has been supposed that the Courts have no such jurisdiction to hear and decide such appeal, after the regular election in November, because the Act of 1882 provides that such appeal must be…
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