Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney General v. Severn

Citations

• 164 Pa. 462
• 30 A. 395
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 1101

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law—County controllers and auditors—Title of act—Act of June 8, 1893.</p> <p>The act of June 8, 1893, P. L. 393, entitled “ An act creating the office of county controller in counties containing one hundred and fifty thous- and inhabitants and over, and prescribing his duties,” is defective in title and unconstitutional, as there is no indication in the title of the purpose and effect of the act to abolish the office of the county auditor, as is done in the body of the act by providing for the election of a controller in place of county auditor. Com. v. Samuels, 163 Pa. 283, followed.</p>