...population of over two hundred thousand inhabitants." Act III., section 7th of the Constitution " declares the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special...authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of liens." The main contention is whether the Act of 1879 is in conflict with this clause of the Constitution?...

...the Constitution, which provides that the General Assembly shall net pass any local or special law " regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school -districts." The act of 1871, which this bill amends, is a special law regulating the affairs of the city of Lock...

...general law applicable to the whole tate. The Constitution provides, in Article III, section 7, that "the General Assembly shall not pass any local or...townships, •wards, boroughs, or school districts * * * creating offices or prescribing the duties of officers in counties, cities, boroughs, election...

...it is alleged, offends against article 3, § 7, cl. 1, of the constitution, which declares that '. the general assembly shall not pass any local or special...authorizing the creation, extension, or impairing of liens;' also article 3, § 7, cl. 17, which declares that ' the general assembly shall not pass any local or...

...etc. Among the prohibited subjects specified in the seventh section, supra, are "local or special laws authorizing the creation, extension, or impairing...of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school-districts;" "authorizing the laving out, opening, altering, or maintaining roads, highways,...

...population of over two hundred thousand inhabitants." Act III., section Jth of the constitution declares " the general assembly shall not pass any local or special...authorizing the creation, extension, or impairing of Hens." The main contention is, whether the act of 1879 is in conflict with this clause of the constitution...

...Constitution of Pennsylvania, which prohibits the General Assembly from passing any local or special laws regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs or school districts. 3. The ordinance of the City of Scrnnton, approved March 16, 1877, and the certificate of the Governor...

...instrument, which section is as follows: "The general assembly shall not pass any local or special law regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs or school districts; « » * incorporating cities, towns, or villages, or changing their charters; * * » creating offices...

...powers and duties of officers in counties, cities, boroughs, townships, election or school districts," "regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs or school districts." Under the provisions of the act of 1881 unpaid county, school, township, and poor taxes are collected...

...section, material here, are as follows: 'The legislature shall not pass any local or special law • * * regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs or school districts; * * * authorizing the laying out, opening, altering or maintaining roads, highways, streets, or alleys;...