Legal Opinion

Incompatible Offices

Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General

Decided September 18, 1974No. 49Published

1Opinion of the Court

PACKEL, Attorney General,

Recently, a Board of School Directors in the Commonwealth elected as their superintendent a member of *700the House of Representatives of the Legislature of the Commonwealth. The term of all members of the House of Representatives expires on December 1, 1974. You have been asked to deliver to the newly elected superintendent the commission of the office of school district superintendent. We understand that the newly elected superintendent intends to serve out the remainder of the term as Representative while undertaking the duties of school superintendent.

In light of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Richie v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  3. Smethport Area School District v. BowersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Weiss v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Foreman v. HampsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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