Commonwealth v. Hill

Morganroth, P. J.,

The council of the Borough of Shamokin consists of 20 members; two councilmen are elected in each of the 10 wards of the said borough. On January 11, 1934, Scott Boyd, a councilman from the first ward, resigned, and at the stated meeting of the council, on February 6, 1934, Ray Hill, the above-named defendant, was elected by the members of council in attendance at that meeting and sworn as a member of the body. But 10 members of council were present at the meeting. A writ of quo warranto was awarded, and the said defendant, Ray Hill, was summoned to appear and show by what…