Egan v. Claysville Borough

Citations

• 239 Pa. 259
• 86 A. 860
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 548

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Ordinances—Increase of indebtedness — Expression of desire — Submission to voters.</p> <p>It is not necessary for a borough council to express its desire to increase the indebtedness of the borough by a separate ordinance, as preliminary to submitting the question to a vote of the electors. The expression of desire may be included in the same ordinance by which the submission to the electors is provided.</p> <p>Hoffman v. Pittsburgh, 229 Pa. 36; Bullitt v. Philadelphia, 230 Pa. 544, differentiated.</p>