Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-04
Affairs in Maryiand-Important Case.
Correspondence Of the Star ]

ELLrcoTT's MILLS, MD., Oct. 3, 1s6S.-Editer
Stdr:-In the Circuit Court of this county,
Mr.. James ID. Cook, Of this place, this morn
ing, through his counsel, Messrs. r. J. Brent,
OF baltimore, and James Mackubin, of Eli
cott's Mills, filed a motion before hts Honor
Judge smith, praying rule, in the nature OF
writ OF quo cdrrdato. upon Messrs. Isaac
Strawbridge, James Garrettsou and VIM Hoi-
lofield, registers of Howard county, under the
law passed by the last Legislature providing
for the registration of all legal voters OF the
State, requiring them % show cause why thew
should not be prevented from exercising the
functions of their office and all their acts as
registers declared null and void. In support
Of his motion he urged
LIST. That the present constitution of Mary
land requires that all laws shall be enacted as
articles and sections of the ssCode of Public
General Laws" which is not the case in this
law. IL is therefore unconstitutional.
2d. That article 6S, section 6, OF the Code OF
Public General Laws requires that all officers
of the State shall take the oath of office before
the Clerk Of the County Court, unless other
wise provided for by law, and that the regis
That the said registers are illegally acting, as
they have not taken their oath of ONCE before
the county clerk, nor have they taken the oath
required OF all officers by the Constitution.
Sd. That the registration law Of MARYLAND
1s contrary 10 the Constitution Of the United
States
There have been cases Of somewhat similar
character to this in the Courts of our State, but
this differs from the others in the fact that the
first two points are entirely new. The Sd point
is now before the Court of Appeals, on al ap-
peal from the Montgomery County Court
Judge Smith appointed next Tuesday for the
hearing of the case.
The jury in the case Of Capron & Co. VS.
Jas. &. Adams, returned a verdict in favor Of
the defendant. This case has been in Court
since 1862. II went before the Court of Ap-
peaIs and was sent back for a new trial IL
appears that Mr.. Adams sent a lot OF beef 10
London, consigned to the house of Messrs. r.
Huth d Co, through Messrs Capron a. Co,
their Baltimore correspondents, on which the
London house made certain advances. On
the presentation OF the account sales Mr..
Adams was found to be indebted TO Messrs
Huth Co, through Messers. Capron AZ Co,
which Indebtedness Mr.. Adams refused TO paw
on the ground that, owing TO the negligence or
acknowledgement of the consignees, the beef had
been sold at great sacrifice, which need not
have been the case had they exercised even
ordinary care and prudence, and that, there
fore, there was no real claim against him. The
amount claimed by the plaintiffs was, with
interest, little over $500. The counsel were,
for the plaintiffs, II. ]. Brent and Bernard
Carter, Esqs-, of Baltimore, and for the de-
fendant, Thomas Donaldson, Esq, and Hon.
George w. Sands, of this county.
An old man, White by name, 20 years OF age,
convicted Of assault with intent to kill, was
to-day sentenced to the penitentiary for2 years
and months. So