Quinn v. Cumberland County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 66, Jan T., 1894, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 302, on case stated, in favor of plaintiff, James Quinn. Case stated.
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Appeal, No. 66, Jan T., 1894, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 302, on case stated, in favor of plaintiff, James Quinn. Case stated. Before Sadler, P. J. The material portions of the case stated, after reciting the act of Jan. 28, 1873, authorizing the establishment of a board of health in the borough of Carlisle, are as follows: “ At a meeting of the said board of health held on April 7, 1893, the plaintiff, James Quinn, was regularly appointed messenger to the said board, and his salary fixed at $100 per year. The services which the plaintiff performs…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Green,
The title of the act of Jan. 28, 1873, P. L. 100, is as follows • “ An act authorizing the town council of the borough of Car-lisle to establish a board of health.” The first section of the act directs that the town council of the borough of Carlisle shall appoint a board of health to consist of five persons to serve for one year, and also directs the manner of organizing the said board and their meetings. The second section prescribes the powers and duties of the board; the third section directs the publication of the regulations and orders of the board, and the…
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