Patterson v. Barlow
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Court on the 4th of June 1869, by William C. Patterson and others against Thomas A. Barlow and others, members of the Select Council of Philadelphia; William Calhoun and othei-s, members of the Common Council; Thomas Dallas and others, aldermen and justices of the peace; David P. Weaver and others, city commissioners; George Getz, City Controller, and Joseph N. Peirsol, City Treasurer.
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This was a bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Court on the 4th of June 1869, by William C. Patterson and others against Thomas A. Barlow and others, members of the Select Council of Philadelphia; William Calhoun and othei-s, members of the Common Council; Thomas Dallas and others, aldermen and justices of the peace; David P. Weaver and others, city commissioners; George Getz, City Controller, and Joseph N. Peirsol, City Treasurer. The bill averred, 1. That the complainants were citizens of the United States and of Pennsylvania, residents, qualified electors, holders of real estate and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Agnew, J.
— We regret that the necessity for an immediate decision in this case has allowed so short a time for the preparation of our opinion; and that the public character of the questions demands a treatment too full to be compatible with brevity.
The plaintiffs are private citizens, electors of the Commonwealth, tax-payers, and holders of real estate in the city of Philadelphia. By their bill they ask us to declare illegal and void an Act of the General Assembly passed the 17th of April 1869, supplementary to the election laws of the Commonwealth;…
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