Smith's Appeal

Citations

• 241 Pa. 336
• 88 A. 491
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 785

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Constitution of Pennsylvania, Art. Ill, Sec. 7 — Local and special legislation — Mechanics’ liens — Act of April 22, 1903, P. L. 255 — Special method of collection of debts.</p> <p>The Act of April 22, 1903, P. L. 255, amending the mechanics’ lien law of June 4, 1901, P. L. 431, and providing for a method of recovering for labor or materials furnished for a structure or improvement for purely public purposes, in lieu of the lien given by the mechanics’ lien law, is unconstitutional, because it creates a new method for the collection of a debt due for labor and materials in violation of Article III, Section 7, of the Constitution.</p>