Legal Opinion
Gayety Books, Inc. v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 24, 1977No. [No. 101, September Term, 1976.]PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
Article 15, § 71 (a) of the Baltimore City Code (19661 (the ordinance) requires that
“Every person, firm, association, or corporation owning, or operating, or placing, or keeping, or permitting to be kept, or maintaining for use, or permitting the use of, any of the hereinafter described amusement devices for public entertainment or amusement, in any place or on any premises in the City of Baltimore shall obtain an annual license from the City Treasurer and shall pay therefore the annual license fee hereinafter set forth, before any such amusement device is placed in use or operation for any…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Pope v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
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- Penhollow v. BD. OF COMMISSIONERS CECIL COUNTYCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Sessoms v. MarylandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Runnels v. NewellCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2008
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