Koontz v. Burgess & Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County,, in Equity. The appeal in this case was taken from a decree dissolving the injunction previously granted, and dismissing the bill of the complainant. The case is stated in the opinion of this Court.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is a bill to restrain the appellees from enforcing the payment of taxes levied by them on the property of the appellant. It is admitted, that the appellees were duly elected “the Burgess and Commissioners of Hancock,” — that they qualified as such by taking the oath of office prescribed by the charter, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of their office. But it is argued that the assessment of taxes made by them is invalid, because they have not taken the oath of allegiance required by Sec. 6, of Art. 1, of the Constitution of the State.
Now admitting for the purposes of this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. CarrollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
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