Norwegian Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Quarter Sessions of Schuylkill county. On 20th March, 1849, a petition .was presented to the Quarter Sessions, asking to have a strip of ground, marked in a diagram accompanying the petition, separated from the township of Norwegian, and annexed to the township of East Norwegian. Commissioners were appointed, who reported that in their opinion “ the prayer of the petitioners should be granted.”
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Certiorari to the Quarter Sessions of Schuylkill county. On 20th March, 1849, a petition .was presented to the Quarter Sessions, asking to have a strip of ground, marked in a diagram accompanying the petition, separated from the township of Norwegian, and annexed to the township of East Norwegian. Commissioners were appointed, who reported that in their opinion “ the prayer of the petitioners should be granted.” Exceptions to the report were filed on the 19th June, 1849. These proceedings were undetermined. On 25th July, 1849, at an adjourned Court, another petition was presented in relation…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Black, C. J.
In the cases of Macungie Township (14 Ser. & R. 67), and Bethel Township (1 Barr 97), it was held that where the commissioners, in a case like this, fail to report on the propriety of erecting or changing the township, the omission is fatal. In the latter case, it is declared to be a principle of natural justice that notice should be given to the inhabitants. The objections here are, that no notice was given, and that, though the commissioners have expressed an opinion that the annexation prayed for would be an advantage to the inhabitants,…
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