217 Pa. Super. 439 | Pa. Super. Ct. | 1970
Opinion by
Prom an order of the Quarter Sessions Court of Westmoreland County approving the annexation by the City of Greensburg of 185.44 acres of land in the adjoining Township of Hempfield, the Township has taken this appeal.
The only issue is whether Article IX of the Pennsylvania Constitution as adopted by the electorate at
The Schedule does not specifically refer to statutes and in enumerating the excepted sections it makes reference only to sections of Article IX. In the cases we previously cited we said that the repeal of statutes by new constitutional provisions must be clear and unambiguous. We adhere to this principle and in applying it conclude that the Schedule relied on by appellant does not support its contention. We hold that the Schedule refers only to sections of Article IX.
The present proceedings were authorized by an ordinance of the City of Greensburg enacted July 11, 1966, and were not affected by the adoption of Article IX on April 23, 1968. Lower Macungie Township Annexation Case (No. 1), supra. In the three cases previous
This difference in the progress of the proceeding does not affect the result. This was a pending proceeding at the time of the election and was not affected by it.
Order affirmed.