Mayor of Baltimore v. Grand Lodge of Maryland of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill in this case was filed on the 6th of July, 1875, by the appellee, to obtain an injunction to prevent the appellants from advertising and selling its property for an unpaid assessment of $2693.75, made by the Commissioners for Opening Streets, as benefits for the opening Lexington street, from Gay street east to Douglas street, and charged that tlie notice of an application to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore-,…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill in this case was filed on the 6th of July, 1875, by the appellee, to obtain an injunction to prevent the appellants from advertising and selling its property for an unpaid assessment of $2693.75, made by the Commissioners for Opening Streets, as benefits for the opening Lexington street, from Gay street east to Douglas street, and charged that tlie notice of an application to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore-, to open and condemn Lexington street from the east side of Holliday street to Douglas street, did not authorize the…
1Opinion of the CourtMillhk, J.
Whilst power is conferred on the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to provide for laying out, opening, extending, widening, straightening, or closing up in whole or in part, any street, lane or alley within the limits of that city, the Legislature has seen fit to provide that “before the Mayor and City Council shall pass any Ordinance,” in exercise of tins power, “at least sixty days notice, shall be given of any application for the passage of such Ordinance, in at least two of the daily newspapers in the said city.” 2 Code, Art. 4, sec. 838. We are unable to place upon this language, any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steuart v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1855
- Mayor of Baltimore v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1862
- Holland v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1857
- Methodist Protestant Church v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1848
- Mayor of Baltimore v. BouldinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1865
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- Dashiell v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1877
- Bennett v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
- Riggs v. WinterodeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
- Wannenwetsch v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Browne v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
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