Zane v. Rosenberry

Citations

• 153 Pa. 38
• 25 A. 1086
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1047

Syllabus

<p>[Marked to be reported.]</p> <p>Boroughs — Council—Chief burgess — Acts of April 1,1834, and June2,1871.</p> <p>The 8th section of the act of April 1,1834, P. L. 165, providing that the burgess shall be president of the town council, and shall have and exercise all the rights and privileges of a member thereof, is superseded by the act of June 2,1871, P. L. 283, fixing the number of eouncilmen at six and giving power to the courts to “ change the charter of any borough so as to authorize the burgess ” to serve as a member of town council; and where the charter is not so changed the burgess is not entitled to act as a member of council.</p>