In re Abolition of Wards & Election of Councilmen at Large of the Borough of Jefferson

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This appeal concerns the propriety of an order issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, acting pursuant to the Act of February 1, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1656, No. 581, §601, 53 P.S. §45601 and §816, S3 P.S. §45816, whereby it abolished the ward system in the Borough of Jefferson and ordered the election of councilmen at large. Appellants filed three exceptions to the initial decree nisi issued by the court below pursuant to Section 603 of the above Act, 53 P.S. §45603, alleging in these exceptions (1) that the commission appointed by the court…