Department L. I. v. Unemplmnt. Comp.

Argued November 19, 1941. Section 3 of Article I (Preliminary Provisions) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act of December 5, 1936, P.L. 1937, p. 2897) constitutes a Declaration of Public Policy with respect to the aims and purposes of the legislature in establishing a system of unemployment compensation. It is not a mere preamble to the statute, but a constituent part of it and is to be considered in construing or interpreting it.

It declares: (1) That economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth. (2) That…