Baldi v. City of Philadelphia

McDevitt, P. J.,

— This is a case stated in which both the plaintiffs and defendant have agreed upon the facts set forth in the statement of claim.

While much extraneous matter has been injected by defendant in argument, there are three questions to be determined, and the determination of those answers the question of law. They might be set forth as follows:

1. Is section 2 of the Act of April 14,1835, P. L. 232, 61 PS §624, constitutional? It reads as follows:

“The inspectors shall annually appoint a superintendent, a matron for the female department, a physician and a clerk for the institution,…