Wasson v. Woods

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 18, 1919

Wasson v. Woods, 265 Pa. 442 (Pa. 1919)

109 A. 214; 1919 Pa. LEXIS 571

Brown, Frazer, Kephart, Moschzisker, Simpson, Walling

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Tbe members of tbe court wbo beard this appeal are of one mind that, under our cases, tbe Act of July 8,. 1919, P. L. 745, amending section 13 of tbe Uniform Primary Law of July 24,1913, P. L. 1001, is not in violation of tbe Constitution. Tbe writ prayed for was, therefore, properly denied, and tbe refusal of it is affirmed on tbe opinion of tbe learned court below dismissing appellant’s petition.

Appeal dismissed.

Reference

Cited By: 11 cases
Status: Published
Syllabus: Election law — Constitutional law — Uniformity of elections — Act of July 8, 1919 — Primary elections — Title of act. 1. The Act of July 8,1919, P. L. 745, amending section 13 of the Uniform Primary Law of July 24, 1913, P. L. 1001, is not in violation of the Constitution, either as contravening Section 5, Article I, of the Constitution, which declares that elections shall be free and equal, or section 7, article VIII, relating to the uniformity of elections. 2. The title is sufficient.