Franklin Guards Ass'n v. Boyer

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 263
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 226

Syllabus

<p>Municipal liens — Time when lien attaches — Filing of claim — Act of June k, 1901, P. L. 86Jf.</p> <p>A municipal lien for lighting rates, water rents, taxes and the like attaches under the Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 364, at the time when the rates are lawfully assessed or imposed, and if the formal declaration of the claim in detail is filed within the statutory period, the lien will he preserved and relate back to the time when the rate or tax was lawfully imposed.</p> <p>Constitutional law — Local and special legislation — Municipal Act of June 4,1901, P. L. 861b</p> <p>The provision of the Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 364, authorizing a lien for the municipal lighting rates is constitutional and does not offend against See. Y, of Art. Ill, which prohibits the enactment of any local or special law authorizing the creation of liens, etc.</p>