Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney General v. Snyder

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 21, 1924No. Appeal, No. 8PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

The broad question before us is this: Should the Act of June 7, 1923, P. L. 498, known as the “Administrative Code,” be held unconstitutional as a whole either on the ground that, (1) in the attempt to regulate the conduct of the entire executive and administrative work of the executive department of the government, it contains more than one subject, or (2) that the subject of the act is not clearly expressed in its title?

If the act be sustained in the above particulars, then, recognizing the fact that a piece of legislation may be valid as a broad…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Minsinger v. RauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  2. Rothermel v. Meyerle, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County1890

3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Retirement Board v. McGovernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. Turco Paint & Varnish Co. v. KalodnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Kelley v. EarleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Suermann v. Hadley, Treas. (White)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Annenberg v. RobertsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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