Smith v. Howell

*385The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garrison, J.

This writ removes to this court a resolution of a township committee defining the boundaries of “a street-lighting district,” pursuant to “An act authorizing the division of townships into street-lighting districts and the erection and maintenance of street lights therein, and the election of street-light commissioners in said district,” approved May 25th, 1894 {Paraph. L., p. 540), and a supplement thereto (.Pamph. L. 1896, p. 132). The return also brings up the result of an election held under the supposed authority of these statutes, and…