Pittsburg's Petition

Citations

• 217 Pa. 227
• 66 A. 348
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 689

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Legislature—Extra session — Proclamation of governor — Act of February 7, 1906, P. L. 7 — Municipalities.</p> <p>Where the governor has issued a proclamation convening the general assembly in extraordinary session to meet on a day stated to consider legislation upon certain subjects designated, he may subsequently, before the date of the meeting, issue another proclamation sotting forth additional subjects for the consideration of the general assembly at its extraordinary session.</p> <p>The Act of February 7, 1906, P. L. 7, entitled, “An Act to enable cities that are now, or may hereafter be, contiguous or in close proximity, to be united, with any intervening land, other than boroughs, in one municipality; providing for the consequences of such consolidation., the temporary government of the consolidated city, payment of the indebtedness of each of the united territories, and the enforcement of debts and claims due to or from each,” is within the scope of one of the reasons stated by the governor for calling an extra session of the legislature in 1906, viz.: “to enable cities that are now, or may hereafter be contiguous, or in close proximity, including any intervening land to be united in one municipality in order that the people may avoid the unnecessary burdens of maintaining separate municipal governments.”</p> <p>Constitutional law — Local legislation — Municipalities—Union of municipalities — Act of February 7, 1906, P. L. 7.</p> <p>The Act of February 7, 1906, P. L. 7, entitled “An Act to enable cities that are now, or may hereafter be, contiguous or in close proximity, to be united, with any intervening land other than boroughs, in one municipality; providing for the consequences of such consolidation, the temporary government of the consolidated city, payment of indebtedness of each of the united territories, and the enforcement of debts and claims due to or from each,” dpes not violate section 7, article III of the constitution fo