Leers v. Diehl

The application is based on sections 606, 1101 and 1102 of chapter 113 of the laws of 1923 (Pamph. L., p. 217) entitled “An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of municipalities, except counties, by a municipal council and a municipal manager.” It appears without dispute that five separate petitions were submitted to the town clerk, each praying for the removal of a named member of the council; that the clerk, on examining the petitions, decided that they were not signed by the requisite number of electors; and that supplemental or amending petitions were then filed,…