McPherson v. Leonard
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The appellant filed a petition in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, alleging that by the.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The appellant filed a petition in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, alleging that by the. Act of 1867, ch. 337, it was provided that the militia of the State should be organized, and a National Guard formed out of parts of said militia; that by the twelfth section of the Act, it was further provided that whenever any company of the National Guard should have provided itself with a proper uniform, to the satisfaction of the Inspector General, the members thereof should be re-imbursed for the expense, either in whole or in part, to an amount…
1Opinion of the CourtBrent, J.
The petition of the appellant for a writ of mandamus, and the answer of the Comptroller of the Treasury, present the question of the constitutionality of the law of 1868, ch. 425, providing “ for the liquidation and settlement of claims heretofore contracted, for arming, equipping and uniforming the militia.”
The Constitution of the State, Art. 3, sec. 29, provides that, “ The style of all laws of this State shall be — Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland.” In the enactment of the law now presented for our examination, the words, “ by the General Assembly of Maryland,” do not…
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