Philadelphia v. Milligan

Citations

• 147 Pa. 338
• 23 A. 454
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 845

Syllabus

<p>Municipal liens — City solicitor’s commissions — Act of March 23, 1866.</p> <p>Under the act of March 23, 1866, P. L. 303, which provides that the city solicitor shall receive five per cent upon mutual claims, ‘ ‘ to reimburse him for carrying into effect the provisions of this act,” the five per cent commissions cannot be collected from the property owner unless the city solicitor has taken steps to find the owner and serve him with notice to make payment, in the manner prescribed by the act. The ordinance of 1882 providing that the five per cent in question should be paid into the city treasury, can make no difference in the construction of the act. /</p>