Commonwealth ex relatione Leslie v. County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the Commissioners of Philadelphia county, commanding them to receive the return of the assessment made in Locust Ward by James Leslie, Vollum and Sullivan, to make payment to them of the amount prescribed by law for their services in that behalf, and to appoint as collector of taxes in said ward, one of the individuals returned to them by said Leslie, Vollum and Sullivan.
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This was a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the Commissioners of Philadelphia county, commanding them to receive the return of the assessment made in Locust Ward by James Leslie, Vollum and Sullivan, to make payment to them of the amount prescribed by law for their services in that behalf, and to appoint as collector of taxes in said ward, one of the individuals returned to them by said Leslie, Vollum and Sullivan. To this rule the Commissioners made return that they had duly recognized and appointed John Rutherford, Senior, John Benner and Barnet Quinn, as the assessor…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
A rule has been obtained on the commissioners of the county of Philadelphia, at the instance of James Leslie, to show cause, why a mandamus should not issue, directing them to receive the return of the assessment made in Locust Ward, by James Leslie, Henry Vollum, and Nathan P. Sullivan; to make payment to said persons of the amounts prescribed by law for their services as assessor, and assistant assessors, of said ward; and to appoint as collector of taxes in said ward, one of the individuals returned to them for that purpose, by said…
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