McNair v. Allegheny County

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Kephaet,

This appeal is from a judgment entered in favor of tbe former mayor of tbe City of Pittsburgh against tbe County of Allegheny for a sum due under tbe Act of May 1, 1861, P. L. 450. This Act provides for payment of $1,000 a year to tbe mayor in lieu of fees formerly chargeable to tbe county for tbe bearing of prosecutions for vagrancy, drunkenness or disorderly conduct. Tbe questions before tbe court below and here are: was tbe Act of 1861 in force during tbe period for which appellee claimed compensation, and is be entitled to compensation though be tried…