PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 580, 2195                PRINTER'S NO. 2407

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 526 Session of 1975


        INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. ARTHURS, FRYER, McCUE, GLEESON, SCHMITT,
           MEBUS, WORRILOW, WAGNER, KUSSE, GOODMAN, KOLTER,
           A. K. HUTCHINSON AND FEE, FEBRUARY 19, 1975

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           OCTOBER 16, 1975

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 17, 1913 (P.L.507, No.335), entitled
     2     "An act to provide revenue for State and county purposes,
     3     and, in cities coextensive with counties, for city and county
     4     purposes; imposing taxes upon certain classes of personal
     5     property; providing for the assessment and collection of the
     6     same; providing for the duties and compensation of
     7     prothonotaries and recorders in connection therewith; and
     8     modifying existing legislation which provided for raising
     9     revenue for State purposes," changing the time of making a
    10     tax return.

    11     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    12  hereby enacts as follows:
    13     Section 1.  The first paragraph of subsection (a) of section
    14  4.1, act of June 17, 1913 (P.L.507, No.335), entitled "An act to
    15  provide revenue for State and county purposes, and, in cities
    16  coextensive with counties, for city and county purposes;
    17  imposing taxes upon certain classes of personal property;
    18  providing for the assessment and collection of the same;
    19  providing for the duties and compensation of prothonotaries and
    20  recorders in connection therewith; and modifying existing
    21  legislation which provided for raising revenue for State

     1  purposes," added July 3, 1947 (P.L.1249, No.513), is amended to
     2  read:
     3     Section 4.1.  (a) For the purpose of ascertaining the amount
     4  of tax payable under this act, [it shall be the duty of] every    <--
     5  resident liable to pay such tax [on or before the fifteenth day   <--
     6  of [February] April of each year to] SHALL, EACH YEAR, ON OR      <--
     7  BEFORE SUCH DATE AS SHALL BE FIXED BY THE COUNCIL IN CITIES
     8  COEXTENSIVE WITH COUNTIES OR BY THE BOARD OF REVISION OF TAXES
     9  OR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN COUNTIES OTHER THAN COUNTIES OF
    10  THE FIRST CLASS, transmit to the board for the revision of
    11  taxes, or the county commissioners, upon a form prescribed,
    12  prepared and furnished by the board of revision of taxes, or the
    13  county commissioners, a return certified as provided in this
    14  act:
    15     * * *
    16     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.










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