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O.C. TAXPAYERS v. OCEAN CITY

[No. 111, September Term, 1976.]

280 Md. 585 (1977)

375 A.2d 541

O.C. TAXPAYERS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS, INC. ET AL. v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Motion for reconsideration filed July 13, 1977.

Denied July 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. King Burnett and Paul D. Wilber, with whom were Webb, Burnett & Simpson on the brief, for appellants.

Dale R. Cathell for appellees.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE and ORTH, JJ.

ELDRIDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the validity of charter amendments adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Maryland, which changed the qualifications for voters in the city elections.

When Ocean City was incorporated by Chapter 209 of the Acts of 1880, the voting franchise was extended not only to residents of the town, but also to certain non-residents owning an interest in Ocean City real estate. This franchise...

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