Commonwealth v. Bowditch

Citations

• 217 Pa. 527
• 66 A. 867
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 751

Syllabus

<p>Poor law — Public officer — Corporation—Germantown township — Act oj' January 20, 1839, P. L. 337.</p> <p>Under the Act of January 20, 1839, P. L. 337, the managers for the relief and employment of the poor in the township of Germantown, are not township officers, but are the officers of a distinct and separate corporation created by the act, and having special corporate powers, privileges and duties. The election of such managers is not regulated by the Act of March 10, 1875, P. L. 6, which act in no way repealed or modified the act of January 20, 1839. Four of such managers may maintain a quo warranto proceeding against another person claiming to be a manager, and it is not necessary that such proceeding should be on the relation of the attorney general or his deputy.</p>