Renshaw v. Mayor of Philadelphia

Citations

• 248 Pa. 374
• 93 A. 1080
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 581

Syllabus

<p>Magistrates — Committing magistrates — Philadelphia—Appoint, ment — Act of April 9, 1878, P. L. 575 — Constitution of Pennsylvania schedule, Section 11.</p> <p>The Act of - April 9, 1873, P. L. 575, empowering the mayor of the City of Philadelphia to appoint a person learned in the law to sit as committing magistrate at the police station adjoining his office, has been repealed by the Constitution and the duties of a committing magistrate at such police station may now be exercised lawfully only by one of the magistrates of the City of Philadelphia designated by the mayor.</p> <p>Mr. Justice Moschzisker dissents.</p>