Brown v. Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. This was an indictment in the City Court of Baltimore, against the plaintiffs in error, upon the second section of an act of the legislature of the State of Maryland, passed in 1821, entitled, “¡An act supplementary to the act laying duties on licenses to retailers of dry goods, and for other purposes.” ' The second section of the act provides, “ That all importers of foreign articles, or commodities, of dry goods, wares, or…
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ERROR to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. This was an indictment in the City Court of Baltimore, against the plaintiffs in error, upon the second section of an act of the legislature of the State of Maryland, passed in 1821, entitled, “¡An act supplementary to the act laying duties on licenses to retailers of dry goods, and for other purposes.” ' The second section of the act provides, “ That all importers of foreign articles, or commodities, of dry goods, wares, or merchandises, by bail or package, or of wine, rum, brandy, whiskey, and other distilled spirituous liquors, &c. and other…
1Opinion of the Court 1
25 U.S. 419 (____)
12 Wheat. 419
BROWN and Others, Plaintiffs in Error,
against
The STATE OF MARYLAND, Defendant in Error.
Supreme Court of United States.
Mr. Meredith, for the plaintiffs in error.
Mr. Taney and Mr. Johnson, contra.
2Opinion of the Court · MarshallChief Justice Marshall
This is a writ of error to a judgment rendered in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, affirming a judgment of the City Court of Baltimore, on an indictment found in that Court against the plaintiffs in error, for violating an act of the legislature of Maryland. The indictment was founded on the second section of that act, which is in these words: "And be it enacted, that…
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