Legal Opinion
Massage Parlors, Inc. v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 23, 1979No. [No. 19, September Term, 1978.]PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
At issue in this appeal is the validity of Baltimore City Ordinance No. 159 (the ordinance), commonly known as The Massage Parlors Act.
On August 27, 1976, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (the City) declared its purpose and intent “to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City [by providing] a program for regulating massage establishments so as to eliminate the social difficulties existing in many massage establishments and to promote higher standards of health, sanitation and professional competence therein.” In furtherance of this purpose, the…
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