Devers v. York City

Citations

• 150 Pa. 208
• 24 A. 668
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 1309

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities—Validating ordinances—Salary—Acts, 1887, 1889.</p> <p>An ordinance was passed fixing the salary of the office of city assessor, under the Act of May 24, 1887, P. L. 204, subsequently declared unconstitutional. By Act of May 13,1889, P. L. 196, the existing councils were declared to be and to have been legally constituted councils and their ordinances were validated and declared to be in full force. On May 23, 1889, P. L. 277, a general Act for the government of cities under a new classification was passed, providing for the election of city assessors and that all ordinances of any of said cities theretofore legally passed not inconsistent therewith should be valid and remain in force until altered or repealed. Plaintiff was subsequently elected city assessor, after which an ordinance was passed fixing the salary at a lower rate.</p> <p>Held, that the Acts of 1889, made the original ordinances valid and restored the office; and the compensation being thus fixed could not be changed during the term of office, under art. 5, § 13 of the Act of May 23, 1889.</p>