National Bank of Baltimore v. Mayor of Baltimore

MORRIS, District Judge.

This is a bill in equity praying an injunction to restrain the tax collector of the city of Baltimore from collecting from the complainant, the National Bank of Baltimore, as the city tax on the shares of its stock owned by residents of Baltimore, any sum in excess of 30 cents on the $100 of the market value, as ascertained by the state tax commissioner, which amount the complainant offers to pay. The tax demanded by the city collector is for the year 1897, and is at the rate fixed by the mayor and city council of Baltimore as the rate required for its general municipal…