Pennsylvania State Ass'n of Jury Commissioners v. Commonwealth

DISSENTING OPINION BY

President Judge PELLEGRINI.

Because I can’t see how the abolishment of jury commissioners and the sales of personal property and surplus farm products are in any way germane to each other, I would find that Act 108 of 2011 is unconstitutional under Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution because it contains more than one subject.

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Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, relating to the form of bills, provides that “[n]o bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title-” Article Ill’s aim…