People ex rel. McGrath v. Weiss

The determination of the town board under review establishes a water district and fixes a time and place for the election of water commissioners under section 285 of the Town Law (as amd. by Laws of 1925, chap. 474). The proceeding leading up to this determination is criticised because the petition therefor was not signed by “ a majority of the owners of taxable real property ” in the proposed district appearing “ by the last preceding completed assessment-roll ” as required by section 282 of the Town Law (as amd. by Laws of 1925, chap. 146). The relators contend that some of those who signed…