Case of the Roman Catholic Society
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
AN application having been made to this Court by a portion of the members ofthe Roman Catholic Society worship-P,no at St. Mary’s Church, to sanction certain alterations proposed to be made in their charter, which were opposed by other members, a hearing took place on the 16th of this month, As the case was opened by the counsel, it involved a variety of topics highly interesting in themselves, and rendered still more so by the unhappy disputes which have for some time…
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AN application having been made to this Court by a portion of the members ofthe Roman Catholic Society worship-P,no at St. Mary’s Church, to sanction certain alterations proposed to be made in their charter, which were opposed by other members, a hearing took place on the 16th of this month, As the case was opened by the counsel, it involved a variety of topics highly interesting in themselves, and rendered still more so by the unhappy disputes which have for some time bePrevailed in that congregation. The Court, however, having requested the counsel to confine themselves to a single point,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Tilghman J.
An application has been made to this Court, to sanction certain alterations proposed to be made in the charter, granted by an act of the general assembly, on the 13th day of September, in the year 1788, to the members of the religious society of Roman Catholics belonging to the congregation of St. Mary's Church, in the city of Philadelphia. The charter itself contains no provision for alterations, but, by an act of assembly, passed the 20th day of March last, this society were authorised to improve, amend, and alter the charter granted to…
2Cited by1 opinion
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