Beyer v. Tp. Committee of the Tp. of Mt. Holly

Defendant Township Committee enacted an ordinance amending the ordinance creating the Mount Holly Sewerage Authority. The amendment effected a repealer of the provision of the original ordinance governing the annual compensation of Authority members. Motion for judgment on the pleadings has been made in this proceeding in lieu of certiorari by plaintiffs, members of the Authority, who contend the amending ordinance is wholly void because without the power of defendant Township Committee to enact.

The motion is granted. The ordinance is a nullity for the reason that the Township Committee, in…