...tracts of land. adjacent to a borough, to be annexed to said borough.it shall be in writing, and shall be signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits to be annexed, and shall set forth a particular description of the boundaries, exhibiting the courses...

...writing, and shall be signed within three months immediately preceding its presentation to the Court by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of the proposed borough." Section 4 directs that, " upon presentation In re Incorporation of the Borough of...

...petitioners within tne three months immediately preceding its presentation to the court, and that they were a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of the town or village proposed to be incorporated. As it does not appear In the record of the case before us when the application...

...therein. The second section provides that the petition for such incorporation shall be in writing, signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of the proposed borough, setting forth its name, style, and title, with a particular description of the boundaries...

...of any town or village, for the privileges conferred by this act, it shall be in writing, and shall be signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of the same. It shall set forth the name, style and title of the proposed borough, with a particular description...

...petitioners within the three months immediately preceding its presentation to court, and that they were a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of the town or village proposed to be incorporated; the court will not infer that the petition was signed within three months...

...not asked it and does not want it. The first exception is, that the petition for incorporation is not signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of the proposed borough. The petition states that" they are a majority of the freeholders residing within...

...borough and annexing the same to any contiguous township or townships, shall be in writing, and shall be signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of said borough; or, an application can be made by a freeholder or freeholders, where the dividing line...

...borough and annexing the same to any contiguous township or townships, shall be in writing, and shall be signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits of said borough ; or, an application can be made by a freeholder or freeholders, where the dividing line...

...Hence it is indispensable that the petition appear on the face of the record to be and that it in fact be "signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the limits'" of the village, etc., intended to be incorporated: Little Meadows Bor., 28 Pa. 256; Mountville Bor., 31 Pa....