Loan to School District of Philadelphia

Margiotti, Attorney General,

We have your request to be advised regarding your authority, as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to pledge the credit of the Commonwealth as security for a loan of $1,000,000, which money is to be lent to the School District of Philadelphia in order to supply a deficiency in its revenue.

You inquire whether that section of the Constitution which permits the creation of a debt to supply casual deficiencies in revenue in the amount of $1,000,000 would authorize such action on your part.

You further inquire whether, if the Commonwealth cannot render…