Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-20

journed meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Chesape IKE and Ohio Canal Company, held
session OF the General Assembly OF MaryIand,
directing the State Board Of Public Works to
vote fer president and four directors of said
company, upon the nomination of the pre-
ferred bondhoidere. was rejected by a vote of
the State board. The counsel OF the Canal
Company will commence legal proceedings at
once. At this meeting the Governor, the treas
urer, r. Fowler. Esq, and the comptroll Her,
Col. w J. Leonard, represented the State Of
Maryland; the United States was represented
by Mr. ). Huntington, of Washington; the
ZACH: OF GEORGETOWN, by Mayor Welch; and
OF Alexandria, by Mayor Latham; the State
of Virginia. by Gen. Bradley T. Johnson; and
The private stockholders. by Hon. Thomas G.
Pratt VIM. Price, Nelson Poe, and John P.
Poe, Esqs.
The opinion OF Attorney General Randall
on the constitutionali;y OF the late act of the
Legislature, instrncting the board OF public
works to vote for the nominees OF the prefer
red bondholders tor directors of the company,
was read bv Colonel Leonard. Mr Randall
promo ounces the act to be Unconstitutional, and
thar it is the constitutional prerogative Of the
board OF public works TO appoint the directors
OF the company. Col. Leonard then, on the
part OF the board, offered resolutions, which
were adopted. refusing to comply with the
act Of Assembly, declaring it to be in conflict
with the constitution, and providing for an
adjournment until August o. when n ele ctioA
shall be held for president and directors
The resolutions were adopted hy vote of the
Board OF Bubble Works, the represe ntativss
OF the corporation of Alexandra and OF Mr..
VIM. Price, one of the representatives of cer-
tain priva'e stockholders, The representa-
tivps Of the United States, of the State of Nir-
g,nia. of The Corporations of Washin gton and
Grorgetown and Of the private stockholders
voted in the negative.
Gov. Pratt then presented paper propo-
sing, with the consent of all parties, the i'm
mediate fling OF a petition in the Anne Arun-
del county Circuit Court for a mnndamus
No q hpa rH of rkS m
ply with the act OF Assembly, the case to be
determined and appeal taken at once, which
was rejected, the vote OF the State and OF Mr..
Price being cast in the negative. The meet
ing then adjourned.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHURCH CAsIs.
On Tuesday, the 10th inst. Judge Benny in
umated, In open court, in the presence of the
solicitors for the complainaDts and defendants,
that be would ovPrrule the denurrers to the
bills filed by The Northern against the South
ern MerhodIsts tor All In junction to restrain
the latter rom the use OF any of the church
property in this county. which were argued
a the last MAY term o! our Circnit Court al q
Court OF Equity. The Judge did not at that
time, nor Oh that day. file his opinion or pass
any OIL der in the cas:,. On the next day, (the
17th,j and before any action whatever had been
taken In the cases bv the court. the counsel for
the defendants filed orders with the clerk.
Withdrawing their Gemurrers, and imme-
diateiy afterwards filed answers swearing
away the enriIe equities OF the bills. They
then insisted that as me court had tAkan no
action in the cases before the demurrers had
been Withdrawn, and the defendants ans wers
flied. the answers formed part OF the record OF
the cases at that time. and must be considered:
and rs they swore away the equities of the
b.. lis, the court could not then pass the orders
granting the inIunctions. Judge Berry, how.
ever, said that he SIMPLY withheld his opinion
and decisions in the cases as a matter of
courtesy TO the solicitors tor the defendants,
and although he then had the orders granting
he I'M njupctions in his possession, he wonld
pass them. ana o!dsr the Clerk 10 file lnam
Of lhe preceding day, (the 1sth,) being the day
be fore the demurrers were Withdrawn and The
defendants answers filed. which he accord
ingiy did; and nnless an appeal is taken, (of
which. however there Is but little doubt the
iuluncrIons will be issued diorthwllh.-RocLpiHe
NfntineI.