Shannon, 112331 PAAGO, AGO 31-A

• Case Date: November 23, 1931
• Court: Pennsylvania

Honorable Edward C. Shannon AGO 31-A Opinion No. 31-A Pennsylvania Attorney General Opinions Opinion of the Attorney General November 23, 1931          Legislature—Senate—Constitutionality of Senate Bills Nos. 20 to 25 inc., Introduced in the Extraordinary Session of 1931.          The Attorney Genera] advises thePresident of the Senate regarding the constitutionality of Senate Bills Nos. 20 to 25, Extraordinary Session of 19.31.          Honorable Edward C. Shannon,          President of the Senate,          Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.          Sir: This opinion supplements formal opinion No. 31 rendered to you on November 16, 1931. I shall now furnish to the Senate, through you, my opinion regarding the constitutionality of the bills introduced in the Senate during the week beginning November 16th.          Senate Bill No. 20, Amending the Appropriation to the Department of Property and Supplies for the Acquisition of Land and Buildings so as to Authorize the Construction of a Dam at Torrance State Hospital. This bill comes within Subject No. 4 specified by the Governor in his supplemental proclamation of November 9, 1931. In my opinion, the bill, if enacted, will be constitutional.          Senate Bill No. 21, Proposing the Establishment of "The Pennsylvania Industrial Army." This bill does not come within any of the subjects stated by the Governor in his proclamations calling the present Session, and, in my opinion, would be unconstitutional, if passed.          Senate Bill No. 22, Eliminating Certain Exemptions from Taxation in Counties of the First Class. Like Senate Bill No. 21, this bill does not come within any of the subjects stated by the Governor in his proclamations, and, in my opinion, would be unconstitutional, if passed.          Senate Bill No. 23, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution. For the reasons stated in my opinion of November sixteenth, any constitutional amendment can be initiated at this Session whether or not it comes within a subject specified by the Governor in his proclamation. Therefore, this bill is valid.          Semite Bill No. 24, Appropriating Thirty Million Dollars ($30,-000,000) from the General Fund to the Motor License Fund and Allocating the Moneys Appropriated to the Various Cities, Boroughs and Townships of the Commonwealth. This bill does not come within any subject stated by the Governor in his proclamation. Subject No. 13, as stated in the original...