Easton Councilmen's Salaries
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, P. J.
— This is a petition by two members of Council of the City of Easton for a declaratory judgment. They were elected in November last, and took office on the first Monday of January, 1926. They aver that, under the provisions of the Act of April 10, 1925, P. L. 224, they are entitled to a salary of $3000 per annum; that the City Controller refuses to pay their salaries as fixed by that act, for the reason that the City of Easton has failed to enact any ordinance to carry out the provisions of the said Act of 1925. The City Controller further contends that petitioners should be paid according to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kariher's Petition (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Harvey v. City of HazletonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Nowling v. NewellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916