Annexation of Lands in Mount Carmel Township

Moser, J.,

This is a proceeding under the Act of July 20,1953, P. L. 550, 53 PS §67501, to annex 19.84 acres of land in the Second Class Township of Mount Carmel to the Borough of Marion Heights, both municipalities being in Northumberland County. A petition containing 20 signatures was presented to the borough council for this purpose on September 11, 1964, and an ordinance annexing the territory was adopted on the same date by that body. On October 26,1964, the township filed a complaint in this court as a party aggrieved by the ordinance, setting forth its objections to the annexation. A…