Cummings v. Scranton

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

This appeal by the council and certain employees of the City of Scranton is to determine whether the council of a city of the second class A has power to appropriate surplus funds, representing an unused balance under the general appropriation ordinance for the year, for the purpose of increasing salaries of some employees, without a certification by the mayor of an existing emergency, as required by the Act of 1901,P.L.20,as amended by the Act of 1911, P. L. 461, 53 P.S. Section 9503. We are of opinion that the court below properly held that the council does…