Barry v. Pottsville Borough Town Council

Citations

• 1 Monag. 705
• 15 A. 730
• 1888 Pa. LEXIS 734

Syllabus

<p>The Act of June 25,1885, providing for the election of tax collectors in boroughs and townships by the qualified electors, operates as an impli< A repeal or the prior local latos of April 4,1831, and April 11,1859, authorizing the election of a tax collector for the borough of Pottsville by the town council, notwithstanding the Act of 1885 contains a proviso that the Act shall not apply to any taxes, the collection of which is regulated by a local law.</p> <p>A court of equity will issue an injunction, at the suit of the collector elected by the qualified electors, to restrain the collection of the taxes by the collector elected by the town council, in such case.</p>