Legal Chronicle Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and in the Courts of the First, Second, Third [and Other] ...: Judicial Districts of Pennsylvania, Volume 3

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Page 24 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...
Page 8 - The prevention or restraint of the commission or continuance of acts contrary to law, and prejudicial to the interests of the community, or the rights of individuals.
Page 50 - If a party, having a right, stands by and sees another dealing with the property in a manner inconsistent with that right, and makes no objection while the act is in progress, he cannot afterwards complain.
Page 34 - To make by-laws, not inconsistent with any existing law, for the management of its property, the regulation of its affairs, and for the transfer of its stock ; 7.
Page 50 - Nothing can call forth this Court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence. Where these are wanting, the Court is passive and does nothing. Laches and neglect are always discountenanced ; and therefore from the beginning of this jurisdiction there was always a limitation to suits in this Court.
Page 16 - That judgment shall not be rendered against the wife, in such joint action, unless it shall have been proved that the debt sued for in such action was contracted by the wife, or(u) incurred for articles necessary for the support of the family of the said husband and wife.(r) VII.
Page 19 - MARSHALL, it has jurisdiction of the person. In the present case, the State has full jurisdiction over this corporation, and can tax the money due it wheresoever situated. We are of the opinion that the law is in favor of the State on the points reserved, and therefore direct judgment to be entered on the verdict in favor of the Commonwealth.
Page 76 - The several constituted authorities having care and charge of the poor in the respective counties, districts, and townships of this commonwealth, shall have authority to send to the asylum such insane paupers under their charge as they may deem suitable subjects for its treatment, and they shall be severally chargeable with the expenses of the care and maintenance, and removal to and from the asylum of such paupers.
Page 30 - In every county wherein the population shall exceed one hundred and fifty thousand, the General Assembly shall, and in any other county may, establish a separate orphans...
Page 47 - Commonwealth, standing in the name of any decedent, minor, or cestui que trust, and to receive the dividends and interest, or either thereof, whenever a duly authenticated copy of the will or other grant of authority under which such transfer or receipt is proposed to be made shall have been filed in the office of the register of wills for the county in which such incorporated company has its transfer office or principal place of business ; and all transfers of stock or loans or receipts for dividends...