Heiskell v. Mayor & City Council
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This ease was submitted to tbe Court below, without tbe aid of a jury, upon an agreed statement of facts. Tbe plaintiff was duly appointed as Eire Marshal of Baltimore City, on tlie 19tb of February, 1883, under ordinance No. 1 of that year, and qualified. By the provisions of said ordinance his term of office was to continue for two years.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This ease was submitted to tbe Court below, without tbe aid of a jury, upon an agreed statement of facts. Tbe plaintiff was duly appointed as Eire Marshal of Baltimore City, on tlie 19tb of February, 1883, under ordinance No. 1 of that year, and qualified. By the provisions of said ordinance his term of office was to continue for two years. Both Branches of the Council, elected in the fall of 1883, mot, and after effecting permanent organizations, concurrently adopted rules “for the government of the ensuing session.” Among these rules were…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
It appears from the agreed statement of facts, filed in this case, that the appellant, Heiskell, was in February, *1461883, duly appointed Eire Marshal of Baltimore City, under an ordinance passed by the Mayor and City Council, and that he qualified as such Eire Marshal, and entered upon the duties of the office, and continued to discharge the same, until about the 1st of April, 1884.
That by an ordinance passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor in March, 1884, the ordinance passed in 1883 and above referred to, creating the office of Fire Marshal, was repealed, and a Board of Fire…
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- Hooper v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859
- Day v. AllenderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1865
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