The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-20
LEGAL INTELLIG ENCE.
Court Of Quarter SessiOns-AIlison, p. j.
ALDERMANIC SEALS

ALDERMANIC SEALS
Various aldermen having asked the advice OF the
Court as to the form OF the seal they were required
under the recent act OF Assembly to have, Judge
Allison this morning gave the following decison-
Match 1863 the Aldermen Of the cities Of PhiiSdepha
and Lancaster are directed t9 provide public
monwealth, with the name, surname, and office Of the
The Aldermen are not able to determine the veTed
question TO what device constitutes the arms of the
commonwealth" and ask for instructions.
To this question is not easy to furnish satisfactory
to which access can be had or which has known exist
enc that enables us to speak with any reasonable degree
Harrisburg has been searched in vain, and all that
WRen the the engraved for 6o
The Executive Council in 1880 authorized Mr. Penet to
procure to be engraved the arms Of the Stale IN Paris
Council notified them that he had forwarded the enSrav
ing TO be delivered 70 them in Philadelphia Nothing
signation, called the Arms of the Commonwealth."
March 49, S is in the keeping Of the Secretary G Of ~ tho
Commonwealth, is engraved shield and wreath and
s by this seal the signature of the Governor to all the
the seals county officers which are required to conform
to the seal of the Oommonweath and these are ali de
letter % Re SeGreay Of sss SHe
herady the supports are no necessary BART OF h deyee
and TINS opinion is continued by those most familiar with
the subject OF wnom have been able to make the in
qpiIy
wealth includes the horses the attitude and position of
which is not always uniform but not advised any
official Keeper Of which has anything more than the
80 bs e % Sge g ggeho on ~ ana TINS fact ought
Of the Commonwealth which the Aldermen we're di
Ged %hn s tf5 hey eS
device as had been in use by the Executive neparmeS
rne no S so Long t91 the Of man runneh
seals W 0n 'n0 'ioerni'n''
The supports which, in common representation of the
had engraved upon their seals would not render invalid
SfR nS & m This TRs "o
D seals This had Sats no to & 5e
the Court been strictly complied with The Court say
certified null and void The statute was regarded as
In Griffith vs. Black 10 s. and r. lsO certificate of
notary in foreign country of the proof before him.
in was held to be- sacen S Pe sa'f The
goes 0 the on the OF neglect to observe the
before the notary nor certified under the pub
with the later decision in jerks The Bank.
the eeea to to 6
used was the device engraved the great seal of the
the of the Commonwealth 1t would be desirable
that all the adermanc seals should conform to this de-
by which to determine whether the device the
of the Executive Council in 1880 does not seem to
be essential 70 an aEinora design whether the supports
was decided in Jenks vs. The Bank we think the alder
ports.
The remaining portion of the section ought to be lite
rally complied WITH because there is ambiguity
the language or meaning Tfs Legend must consist of the
of residence If inconvenience in change of legend results
from change of office residence it not
doing that which the statute commands to be done.
District Court, No. I-.Jndge Thnyer.
Arthur Mckinney vs.. James Boyd. An action to
recover for medical services rendered. Jury out.
District Court, No. 2-Judge Hare.
j. L. Roberts x Brother VS.. L. KOhlberg. An ac-
ton to recover upon checks alleged to have been
given for note, out upon which defendant stopped
payment at bank The defense set up that the checks
were given only as loan and the note taken as
Curity. jury out
William FarsOn James Farson An action to
recover for goods sold and delivered. The defense
alleged payment. On trial