Commonwealth ex rel. Cambria County v. Lloyd

Citations

• 178 Pa. 308
• 35 A. 816
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1170

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Public officers — County commissioners — Title of act —Act of March 16, 1872.</p> <p>The act of March 16, 1872, P. L. 405, entitled “ An act relating to the county commissioners of 'Cambria County,” and which provides (1) when the commissioners shall meet for organization, (2) fixes the salary, and (3) empowers them to employ and fix the salary of a competent clerk, does not violate section 3, article III. of the constitution of Pennsylvania which provides that “No bill, except general appropriation bills shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.”</p> <p>Statutes — Bepeal of statutes — County commissioners — Acts of March 16, 1872, and May 7, 1889.</p> <p>The act of March 16, 1872, P. L. 405, entitled “ An act relating to the county commissioners of Cambria County,” is not repealed by the general act of May 7, 1889, P. L. 109.</p>