Lehigh Valley Coal Co.'s Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 482, Jan. T., 1894, from order of Q. S. Luzerne- Co., Jan. T., 1894, No. 227, on demurrer to petition. Petition for leave to enter into contract with supervisors to construct township roads. The petition of appellant alleged: “ That it is the owner of property assessed and taxed for road purposes in the township of Plains.
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Appeal, No. 482, Jan. T., 1894, from order of Q. S. Luzerne- Co., Jan. T., 1894, No. 227, on demurrer to petition. Petition for leave to enter into contract with supervisors to construct township roads. The petition of appellant alleged: “ That it is the owner of property assessed and taxed for road purposes in the township of Plains. That the approximate number of miles of public road in said township are twenty, and your petitioner is desirous and is able to lay out, make, open, amend and repair the public highways and bridges of said township or road district wholly at its own expense for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
• On the 12th of June, 1893, an act “ Enabling the taxpayers of townships and road districts to contract for making at their own expense the roads, and paying salaries of township or road district officers, and thereby preventing the levy and collection of road tax therein,” was approved bjr the governor. It was provided by the act:
That any one or more taxpayers of any township might acquire the right to make and repair the roads of the township on petition to the court of quarter sessions, setting forth certain facts, such as, that the petitioners are owners of…
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