Burton v. Selectmen, Town of Springfield

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a resolution passed by the selectmen of the Town of Springfield, Vermont, under the provisions of 24 V.S.A. §1756, by which they attempted to validate the action taken at a special meeting of the voters of the Town of Springfield authorizing a bond issue for public improvements.

Under date of March 3, 1964, at a special meeting held concurrently with the regular March meeting of the Town of Springfield there was submitted to the voters the question as to whether or not a bond issue not to exceed $325,000.00 would be voted for public…