Goodwin v. City Council

Citations

• 248 Pa. 453
• 94 A. 139
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 594

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Local and special laws — Titles to acts— Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article III, Sections 8 and 7• — Reasonable classification — Act of July 81,1918, P. L. 960 — Municipalities — Cities of third class — Inspectors of weights and measures■ — ■ Appointment by mayor — Compensation —■ Appropriation — City council — Mandamus.</p> <p>1. A reasonable classification of counties has always been sustained on the basis of population, where those of a similar population have been enabled to finally come within the provisions of the legislation.</p> <p>2. The Act of July 24, 1913, P. L. 960, relating to the appointment of inspectors of weights and measures, fixing the minimum salary to be paid such inspectors and amending Section 1 of the Act of May 11, 1911, P. L. 275, is not a local law, although the minimum salary provision doe3 not apply in counties having a population of 15,000 or less, effects a reasonable classification, based upon the population of the counties affected, and is valid.</p> <p>3. When an act is declared to be a supplement to a former act, if the subject of the original act is sufficiently expressed in its own title and the provisions of the supplement are germane to that subject, the subject of the supplement is sufficiently covered by a title containing a specific reference to the original by its title with the date of its approval.</p> <p>4. The Act of July 24, 1913, P. L. 960, which is entitled “An Act to Amend” the Act of May 11, 1911, P. L. 275, and the provisions of which are germane to the subject-matter of the Act of 1911, is not defective in title in view of the fact that the title of the Act of 1911 gives proper notice of the subject-matter of that act.</p> <p>5. While under the Act of July 24, 1913, P. L. 960, a city and county may combine in the appointment .of an inspector of weights and measures, there is no requirement that such action be taken.</p> <p>6. When the appointment of an inspector of weights and measures