Sefler v. Borough of McKees Rocks

Citations

• 72 Pa. Super. 81
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 255

Syllabus

<p>Boroughs — Act of May 21, 1918, P. L. 284 — Tax collector — Compensation — Discretion of borough council — Equity.</p> <p>1. A borough council has full authority to fix the compensation of a tax collector under the provisions of the Act of May 21, 1913, P. L. 284.</p> <p>2. An ordinance duly passed by a borough council reducing the commissions of a tax collector is a proper exercise of its authority, and is not such abuse of discretion as would justify the interference of a court of equity.</p> <p>3. Section 13, Article III, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, providing that no law shall increase or diminish the emoluments of any public officer after his election or appointment, refers to the acts of the legislature, and the action of a borough, in reducing the compensation of a tax collector by ordinance, is not in violation of the Constitution.</p>