Gilchrist v. City of Wilkes-Barre

Citations

• 142 Pa. 114
• 21 A. 805
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 716

Syllabus

<p>(a) The act of May 4, 1871, P. L. 539, incorporating the city of Wilkes-Barre, provides, § 29, for the appointment of a receiver of taxes to “ collect and receive all taxes, levies, and public assessments, payable and receivable within the limits of said city, for state, county, school, poor, city, special and other purposes.”</p> <p>(5) It is provided, also, that “he shall have an office,.....which shall be open during business hours,......and he shall be allowed a commission.....upon all amounts collected by him.” By §6, act of April 2, 1872, P. L. 740, it is provided he may have his office “ in such place as may be approved by the city council: ”</p> <p>1. There is no legal obligation upon the city to reimburse the receiver of taxes for expenses for office-rent, fuel, light, postage and stationery ; nor to allow to him commissions upon fines, theatre licenses, sewer permits, and frontage assessments for street paving and street opening, provided for by ordinances and not passing through his hands.</p>