Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Reese

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaefer,

Who are entitled to hold the office of poor directors in the County of Schuylkill is to be determined on this appeal. To arrive at the solution of the problem appellants say we must decide (1) whether the General Poor Relief Act of May 14, 1925, P. L. 762, is constitutional; (2) if it is, does this code impliedly repeal the local Act of June 12, 1907, P. L. 529.

The constitutional attack is laid upon a single ground, that the title of the statute violates article III, section 3, of our fundamental law, because it does not “clearly” express the subject-matter of…