Anderson v. Levely
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, in Equity. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant, praying that an injunction might issue against the appellee, enjoining him from prosecuting certain proceedings before the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, seeking to contest the election of the appellant to the office of sheriff of said county. The prayer of the hill was refused by the Court (Miller, J.,) and the complainant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRori.nson, J.
The question in this appeal is whether the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, has jurisdiction to decide a contest in regard to the election of sheriff for that county. The question is a plain one, and to our minds free of difficulty.
The Constitution of 1851, directed that the Legislature should make provision for all cases of contested election not provided for by that instrument.
In pursuance of this provision of the Constitution, the Act of 1853, oh. 244, now secs. 53 and 54, Art. 35 of the Code, provided “that such cases of contested election should be decided by the Judges of the…
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