31 Pa. Super. 386 | Pa. Super. Ct. | 1906
The Act of March 6, 1903, P. L. 18, was passed to relieve poor districts by imposing a liability on counties which had not existed before. The extent to which the poor districts were to be thus relieved was for the legislature to determine. Under the plain words of the act the liability arises “ from and after such notice” as is prescribed therein. We find nothing in the context or in legislation in pari materia to qualify these words; therefore there is no ground for reasonable implication of a legislative intent to create liability before such notice. Where the words of a statute are plainly expressive of an
Judgment affirmed.