Mayo's Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal by 28 taxpayers of the County of Jefferson, from the report of the county auditors for the year 1932. The appeal was taken under the General County Law, section 379, article IV, of the Act of May 2, 1929, P. L. 1278 (16 P. S., sec. 379), and within the ninety days required by law. Concurrently therewith a bond was filed in the penal sum of five hundred dollars. On August 9, 1933, two months later, a rule was awarded, “directed to all the parties in interest” to show cause why the appeal should not be sustained and why issues should not be awarded…