# CITY COUN. OF BETHLEHEM v. Marcincin

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · October 3, 1986 · 512 Pa. 1

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9754551

## Case

- **Full name:** CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF BETHLEHEM and Jack Lawrence, City Councilman, Appellants, v. Paul M. MARCINCIN, Appellee
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** October 3, 1986
- **Citations:** 512 Pa. 1; 515 A.2d 1320; 1986 Pa. LEXIS 875
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Larsen
- **Judges:** Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Papadakos
- **Cited by:** 23 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- concluding that an ordinance limiting a mayor to two consecutive terms was not irreconcilable with a statute providing that a mayor shall be eligible for reelection
- reversing dismissal of municipality's declaratory judgment action and holding that ordinance limiting office of mayor to two terms was valid exercise of municipal authority and did not conflict with state statute
- recognizing that a legislative enactment which “dilutes the vote of any segment of the constituency” will violate Article I, Section 5

## Opinion text

LARSEN, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent and in support thereof cite the opinion in this case of the Court of Common Pleas of Northamption County, No. 1985-C-345, authored by the Honorable Richard D. Grifo.

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