Commonwealth v. Everett

Per Curiam,

— The petitioners in the above matters were committed to Northampton County prison for nonpayment of per capita taxes and county and borough taxes. Petitions were presented for their discharge under the provisions of the Act of June 1, 1915, P. L. 704. It is plain that that act does not apply to the present cases. The title of the act is “An act providing for the discharge of persons arrested or held on process issued *317on a judgment obtained in civil actions.” In the body of the act there are no words which would apply to the present cases. As these cases were argued very…