Nissley v. Lancaster County

Citations

• 215 Pa. 562
• 64 A. 794
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 849

Syllabus

<p>Public officers — Poor laws — Directors of the poor — Compensation—Acts of February 27, 1798, 3 Sm. L. 306; March 31, 1807, 4 Sm. L. 388; April 14, 1864, P. L. 422, and July 2, 1895, P. L. 424.</p> <p>“The Directors of the Poor and of the House of Employment of the County of Lancaster,” created by the Act of February 27, 1798, 3 Sm. L. 306, are not county officers, and their compensation as fixed by the Act of April 14, 1864, P. L. 422, is not affected or changed by the Act of July 2, 1895, P. L. 424, which fixes the salaries of county directors of the poor in counties containing over 150,000 inhabitants.</p>