Com. v. Rankin (No. 2)

Opinion by

Baldrige, P. J.,

These appellants were indicted, charged with violating the Act of June 24, 1937, P. L. 2017, Article. Ill, §315, 62 PS §2265, which provides in substance that it shall be the duty of county commissioners to purchase all supplies for the maintenance of the inmates of the institutions under their supervision, by written contract where the sum of $500 or more is involved; to give due notice, and invite sealed proposals for the furnishing of needed supplies and award all such contracts to the lowest responsible bidders, etc. The indictment contains six counts, the first…