The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-26
la w LNTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge. Freder-
ick Pinckney, ESQ., Deputy States Attorney prosecuting
The following business was transacted on Saturday:
Patrick Farane, charged with assautng and beating
his wife and policeman Hail. had his compromised by
the payment of costs, amounting to $500. John Stall
charged with assaulng and beating William Johnson
adjuged guilty and fined fifty cents and costs; total
$S03. William Johnson, charged with assaultng and
beating John Stall, adjudged guilty. George
Stephenson, negro, charged with assaung and beating
Caharine Jenkins negres was adiudged guilty fined fifty
cents and costs and ordered to be imprisoned fourteen
days; total fine and costs $6.94.
In the of the State John Lanehar indicted for
setting fire to untenanted mouse, X A lcAister ap
pe to the Court to designate the of bail requisite
to secure the release of the rayerser Bail
SOoo put was not given The offence for which the ira
verser in this indicted nearly three
years ago He arrested and indicted, jointly with
James Dugans, for setting fire house in Wine alley;
bail was entered in his and he released Dugans
was tried, convicted and sentenced to of conne
ment in the pententiary which he is serving out
and Lanehart left the city He absent for about
years and returned the third of July, when he was
again arrested and lodged in Jail to the matter
the indictment.
man by the name of John A. Killensne was arrested
under capas on the charge of assaultng with intent
kill young woman named Barbara Werneth. He
released on bail in the sum of 81 900.
Adjourned until next Saturday morning at eleven
o'clock.
COURT COMMON PLEAs-Ton. Robert n Martini
Special Judge The following business transacted
Saturday
The jury in the of Durus Carter as Henry Cragg
before reported, returned verdict for the plaintiff
$5l71.
In the of the Mayor City Council of Baltimore
the argument of state of facts agreed upon by Messrs
l.. Dulaney and n Williams, Judge Martin delivered
opinion deciding that the corporation empowered to
impose tax upon stock issued by the State of Maryland
In detailing the which prompted the court in its
decision, Judge Martin remarked that the tax imposed
upon the securities of the State authorized by the act
ofAssemby o1S4 The question had been presented in the
form owhether the State could impose upon its
stock and if could it delegate power TO subordi
corporation? The question is important
because there is large amount of this description of prop
erty taxed Everything in the State subjected to her
authority; stock not exempted because it the
of the State 1t property and therefore the
legitimate object of taxation 1t could not be exempted
except upon surrender the part Of the State of her
right impose the tax unless the imposition of the
be regarded as violation of contract and the valid
ity of the right be maintained if these will
apply. There evidence that there had been
any REIMBURSEMENT of the right, and there could be
implication of contract between the State and ndi
vidual. In concluding his decision Judge NJ remarked
that the taxing of stock by State is occurrence
and that there was not decision upon the subject
of any the Courts of this country except in the
of Maryland.
J. J. Chapman W. J. Foster-an appeal from Justice
Welsh. Judgment affirmed
Harris as McCelland-moton for new trial argued by
Cowan for, and Ing against it. Motion overruled.