Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1908

Pulaski Township Poor District v. Lawrence County

Pulaski Township Poor District v. Lawrence County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided November 2, 1908 · Brown, Elkin, Fell, Mestrezat, Mitchell, Potter, Stewart
222 Pa. 358; 71 A. 705; 1908 Pa. LEXIS 711

Pulaski Township Poor District v. Lawrence County

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

There is no constitutional requirement of uniformity in-legislation, except in taxation. β€œThe mandate of the constitution is negative, that laws on certain subjects shall not be local or special. That means that they must be general, and the uniformity which is discussed in the decisions is not a necessary requirement but only a test of the generality which the constitution commands:” Com. v. Moir, 199 Pa. 534 (552).

"With this addition which the course of argument seems to make desirable the judgment is affirmed on the opinion of the learned president of the Superior Court.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.