In re Slatington Borough Ordinance

Henninger, P. J.,

— A majority of the property owners of an area of 134 acres in Washington Township petitioned the Council of the Borough of Slatington for the annexation of their properties to said borough. The borough council, by unanimous action taken April 8, 1963, passed an ordinance of annexation and on April 22, 1963, certified such action to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lehigh County.

On May 22, 1963, the supervisors of the township appealed from said annexation, averring that the annexation was faulty in these respects:. 1. No filing of a copy of the petition for annexation with…