Commonwealth ex rel. Schweyer v. Wunch
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 95, Jan. T., 1895, by defendants, from order of C. P. Berks Co., Sept. T., 1894, No. 19, awarding a peremptory writ of mandamus. Petition for mandamus. The facts appear in the following opinion by Endlich, J: “ The relator was, at the election of February 20,1894, elected tax collector of the township of Longswamp, under the act of June 6, 1893, P. L. 333. On March 12, 1894, he gave bond, with surety, duly approved by the court and filed.
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Appeal, No. 95, Jan. T., 1895, by defendants, from order of C. P. Berks Co., Sept. T., 1894, No. 19, awarding a peremptory writ of mandamus. Petition for mandamus. The facts appear in the following opinion by Endlich, J: “ The relator was, at the election of February 20,1894, elected tax collector of the township of Longswamp, under the act of June 6, 1893, P. L. 333. On March 12, 1894, he gave bond, with surety, duly approved by the court and filed. Thereupon he applied to the respondents, the commissioners of the county of Berks, for the tax duplicate for the state and county taxes…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Since the adoption of the present constitution the legislature has sought to bring about uniformity in the administration of the affairs of counties and townships as well as those of cities and boroughs. The constitution requires this, and we have felt constrained to interpret statutes relating to these subjects in the light of the constitutional requirements. This case is fairly ruled by Commonwealth v. Macferron, 152 Pa. 244; and by Quinn v. Cumberland County, 162 Pa. 55. We have no intention to depart from the rule laid down in these cases.
The judgment is affirmed.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Quinn v. Cumberland CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Commonwealth ex rel. McKirdy v. MacferronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
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