53 Pa. Super. 300 | Pa. Super. Ct. | 1913
Opinion by
The petitioner alleged, , that he had acquired by assignment for a valuable consideration “scalp certificates”
The foregoing objection does not apply to the certificate set forth at length in exhibit "B,” attached to the petition. This conforms in every particular with the requirements of sec. 3 of the act, and shows that the person killing the animal had complied with all the statutory i conditions necessary to be complied with in order to entitle him to the certificate and to the reward or bounty. The defendants’ return to the alternative writ of mandamus does not deny this, nor question the assignment to the plaintiff; therefore, it is to be taken as admitted that the certificate was properly issued, that the person to whom it issued had earned the bounty or reward offered by the act and that he had duly assigned his right, title and interest therein to the plaintiff.
The defendants set up in their return that on July 8,
The remaining reason assigned for holding that the county commissioners ought not to be compelled to issue the order, is, that there is no existing appropriation of state moneys out of which the county can obtain reimbursement if it pays the order. This objection has been considered in the case of Brink v. Marsh et al., post, p. 000, in which we herewith file an opinion, and for the reasons there stated, this objection is overruled.
The judgment is reversed and the record is remitted to the court below with direction to award a peremptory mandamus in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, commanding the latter to issue to the plaintiff an order on the treasurer of Huntingdon county for the payment to him of $1.00, that being the amount due under the certificate dated May 4, 1912, which is set forth at length as exhibit “B” attached to the petition.