Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kelley v. Pommer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
“Section 1. On or before the fifteenth day of October of each year, the mayor shall furnish to the council, in such form and detail as the council shall have determined, a statement of the estimated receipts, other than from taxation, including money proposed to be borrowed and liabilities of every kind for the ensuing calendar year and the estimated expenditures for such year of all departments, officers, boards, commissions, trusts, committees, or other agencies, whose…
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“Section 1. On or before the fifteenth day of October of each year, the mayor shall furnish to the council, in such form and detail as the council shall have determined, a statement of the estimated receipts, other than from taxation, including money proposed to be borrowed and liabilities of every kind for the ensuing calendar year and the estimated expenditures for such year of all departments, officers, boards, commissions, trusts, committees, or other agencies, whose financial requirements are to be met out of the proceeds of taxes levied by the council or out of any other funds over…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Linn,
This appeal turns on the meaning of part of the Act 1 of June 25, 1919, P. L. 581, 53 PS section 2901 et seq., entitled: “For the better government of cities of the first class of this Commonwealth”, commonly known as the Charter Act for Philadelphia. Four sections of Article XVII, P. L. 605, 53 PS section 3271 et seq., call for particular attention. Section 1 requires that, on or before the 15th day of October in each year, the mayor “shall furnish to the council” certain information in part based on information to be furnished to him by the city controller.…
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