Commonwealth ex rel. Cambria County v. Lloyd
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 65, April T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cambria Co., June Term, 1895, No. 516, on an issue tried by the court without a jury. Agreement of counsel and decree of court framing issue.
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Appeal, No. 65, April T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cambria Co., June Term, 1895, No. 516, on an issue tried by the court without a jury. Agreement of counsel and decree of court framing issue. Before Barker, P. J., without a jury; judgment for plaintiff for $681.50. By agreement of counsel filed, the court directed an issue to determine, first, whether the act of March 16, 1872, P. L. 405, entitled “ An act relating to the county commissioners of Cambria county,” is constitutional or unconstitutional. Second, whether said act if constitutional is still in force, or is…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Willard, J.,
On the 16th day of March, 1872, an act of the legislature was approved, entitled “An act relating to the county commissioners of Cambria county.”
The 1st section of the act provides that the commissioners shall assemble at the seat of justice in said county on the third Monday of November in each year for the purpose of organization, and that at said meeting each member elected commissioner shall produce his certificate of election as now provided by law.
The 2d section fixes the salary of each commissioner at $400 per annum in lieu of the daily compensation allowed by law.
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