American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-11
Benjamin CLANCY
the Mayor and City
Council of Bait.

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Council Of Bait salary, due him as Po-
lice Officer of 9Th ward.
Evidence OH the part of the plaintiff was pro-
duced, showing that plaintiff, as police officer
of said ward, did perform his duty faithfully,
and without any charge of any kind having
been preferred against him, and that he was
one OF the most efficient officers under the
High Constable. The plaintiff was discharged
by the present Mayor, in pursuance of the fol-
lowing notice, in writing
MAYORS OFFICE, 18th Nov, 1874.
SH-Your services AZ Police officer no longer
required Signed, JACOB G. DAVIES, Mayor.
The counsel for plaintiff argued that the
Mayor was not, nor is, invested with the power
Of dismissal of police officers. that polcer being
given exclusively to the High Constable, by vir-
tue of the 4th section of an ordinance emit
tied ali Ordinance for the appointment of a
High Constable, City Bailiffs, and for other
purposes" Approved May, 1888, and is in
accordance with the Cd section of the Act of
Assembly Of 1917, which says, "and all per-
sons holding Offices under the corporation of
said city, shall, unless otherwise provided by
acts OF Assembly Oh by ordinances of the city,
be understood to hold such offices during the
pleasure Of the Mayor-now the ordinance
aforesaid is the exception provided for by the
act of Assembly above mentioned, and there
fore the plaintiff is entitled to recover, having
bonded TO the first of March, 1915, and com
piled with all the conditions in said bond. The
counsel for the city contended that the 4th Sec
ton of the ordinance aforesaid is unconstitlt-
ti0nal, and that the whole power is invested in
the Mayor to dismiss at pleasure, in virtue of
the I'd section Of the act of Assembly of 1917,
as aforesaid. The Justice, after having given
the case that consideration which it required, is
clearly of the opinion, that the I'd section of
the Act of 1917 has transferred the power Of
dismissal to the High Constable, by an ordi-
nance passed and approved in virtue Of said
act, giving full power and authority to the City
Council to pass said ordinance, believing the
said ordinance to be constitutional With these
views of the case, the Justice is of the opinion,
that the plaintiff is entitled to recover, fully
concurrng with the plaintiff counsel. Judg-
tnent for pantif-debt $3.50; costs sl.3s.
For the plaintiff Thomas Yates Walsh, Esq;
for the city, Hugh Davy Evans, Esq.
House Of Refuge. We have taken occasion
more than once to impress upon the minds of
our citizens the Importance, nay the necessity,
of establishing House Of Refuge for juvenile
offenders. Has the law that was passed Febru-
airy Sth, 1880, BY the Legislature of Maryland,
become dead letter? Has the association that
was formed by number of our benevolent
citizens, to carry out the objects of said law,
ceased to exist? We hope not: we trust that
the society is not dissolved, but only sleeping.
All it wants TO establish the institution, is
systematic effort. Let the effort be made,
and we shall soon see the building progressing
towards completion.
The above remarks have been called forth
by seeing small boy, named Francis ]. Ftz-
gerald, committed to Jail yesterday, by James
Blair, Esq, charged with stealing three pairs
of stockings and a jar of preserves. The boy
was but l2 years Of age.
Tricks in Trade We have heard frequent
complaints recently of persons having been inn
posed upon By those "colorcd gemmen" who
60 about huckstering oysters. We learn that
the practice complained of consists of oyster
men, calling at the dwellings of gentlemen,
when they arc absent and saying that they
have been requested by the gentleman Of the
house, to tell 'the lady" to take certain
quantity of oysters, when no such order has
been given. Housekeepers will therefore be on
their guard. We do not wish to implicate all
oyster hucksters in this charge, for there are
some of them who would scorn such tricks.
.4rret Of another Fugitive from Justice. Jno.
Buchanan alias Payne, was arrested in this
city, yesterday, by the firm of Hays, Zell,
Rdgely & Cook charged with having robbed
Mr. Justice, in tho city of Philadelphia, some
time since, of four or five hundred dollars
He was taken before Walton Grey, Esq, who
committed him to Jail, to await a requisition
from the Governor of Pennsylvania.
More Hachmsn Fined. AS a warning to
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ally violate the city ordinances regulating
hacks, we state that Washington Mitchell, Jo-
seph MITCHELL and the driver of hack No. l07,
belonging TO Mr. John Mitchell, have been
seyerally fined each 81 and costs, for being alb
sent from their hacks while upon the public
stands, by Isaac Taylor, Esq. -.
Stealing Clothes. The house of Mrs. Eliza
beth Hutson, on Fells Point, was entered some
time during the night of Friday, and robbed of
wearing apparel amounting in value to SEQ.
List of ConslaJles. In the list Of constables,
in our paper of Monday, the name OF Albert
C. Hall was omitted He was also appointed
by the City Court.
Beating his Wife. Frank Green, German,
was held to bail yesterday, by VIM. b. Jones,
Esq, for beating his better hall. f.
Disiing ,sished .4r,iral. Baron dc Gerolt,
minister Of Russia, near the United States, ap.
pointed in the place of Baron de Roenne, pro-
NOTED at home, arrived in this city, with his
family, on Monday, from Mexico, where he
had resided for some years, as minister, and
took lodgings at the Exchange Hotel, en- route
to Washington.
A Dark Affair. Mary johnson and Sarah
Kemp, were yesterday held to bail BY Justice
Briggs, to answer al the city court, for an as
saul; and battery on the person of Charles John
son. The assault took place at sable bal
on Fell's Point, and all the parties are fine
specimens Of The Ethiopian race.