State v. Township Committee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Depue, J.

This writ brings up the proceedings of the township committee of the township of Northampton, in the county of Burlington, for paving Mill street, in the town of Mount Holly.

The improvement was authorized and executed, and the assessments therefor made under a statute passed March 27th, 1882. Rev. Sup., p. 1058.

*497The act provides that whenever the citizens of any township of this state shall, at any special or annual town-meeting, pass a resolution, by a two-thirds vote, ordering the paving or macadamizing of any street or streets, road, roads,…