Commonwealth v. Hiltner

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This is a quo warranto proceeding to determine the right of the respondent to the office of treasurer of the Borough of Norristown. After hearing, the court below entered judgment of ouster against him; whereupon he took this appeal.

Prior to March 11, 1930, the Borough of Norristown functioned as “burgess and town council of the Borough of Norristown” under a special charter approved March 31, 1812, P. L. 255. The charter was supplemented by the Act of April 2,1831, P. L. 389, which provided, inter alia, that the town council should have power “to appoint......a…