Donora Borough v. Donora Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
by John W. Yolk et al., from order of Q. S. Washington Co., May T., 1903, No. 183, quashing appeal from borough ordinance in the matter of the Extension of the Limits of the Borough of Donora. Appeal from ordinance annexing a part of Carroll Township to the Borough of Donora. Motion to quash the appeal.
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by John W. Yolk et al., from order of Q. S. Washington Co., May T., 1903, No. 183, quashing appeal from borough ordinance in the matter of the Extension of the Limits of the Borough of Donora. Appeal from ordinance annexing a part of Carroll Township to the Borough of Donora. Motion to quash the appeal. McIlvaine, P. J., filed the following opinion: The Act of April 22, 1903, P. L. 247, is entitled “An act enabling the burgess and council of any borough or incorporated town, by ordinance, to annex to the borough or incorporated town adjacent territory, upon petition of a majority of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The Act of April 22, 1903, P. L. 247, entitled “ An act enabling the burgess and council of any borough or incorporated ■ town, by ordinance, to annex to the borough or incorporated town adjacent territory, upon petition of a majority of the freehold owners thereof,” not only is, but was evidently intended to be, a radical departure from all previous methods theretofore existing for the accomplishment of a similar purpose. The act is as follows :
“ Section 1. That the burgess and council of any borough or incorporated town shall have power’, on petition of a majority of…
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- In re Annexation of a Portion of Porter TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Beaver BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907