Claysville Borough School District v. Worrell

Citations

• 37 Pa. Super. 10
• 1908 Pa. Super. LEXIS 227

Syllabus

<p>Statute — Construction—Doubtful language — Surrounding circumstances —Constitutional law — School law — Annexation of territory to school district — Act of April 22, 1858.</p> <p>The meaning of doubtful language in a statute may be sought for in every legitimate way by the court where the words used may have different meanings, in different connections or under different circumstances and by extrinsic evidence, casting light on the condition and position of those in whose behalf a special statute is enacted and of applying it in a sensible manner to the subject to which it relates.</p> <p>The Act of April 22,1858, P. L. 472, entitled, “An Act to annex sub-district No. 1, of Donegal township, in the county of Washington, to the borough of Claysville for school purposes,” is not unconstitutional, as taxing electors in the territory annexed, without representation; nor construed in the light of the circumstances under which it was passed, is it “so vague, indefinite and uncertain in its terms and descriptions, that it cannot be understood, applied or enforced.”</p> <p>School law — Taxation—Tax lien — Personal property on premises.</p> <p>The fact that there is personal property on the premises assessed for school taxes, is not a defense to a scire facias on a tax lien filed under the Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 364.</p>