PRINTER'S NO. 974
No. 856 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY FINEMAN, IRVIS, COLE, WARGO, McCALL, SCHWEDER,
COWELL, WANSACZ, McLANE, RAPPAPORT, PRENDERGAST, LaMARCA,
DOYLE, STAPLETON, GILLESPIE, BERSON, O'DONNELL, GARZIA,
WOJDAK, SHANE, ZEARFOSS, D. S. HAYES, HOPKINS,
M. E. MILLER JR., KNEPPER, M. E. MILLER, DeMEDIO, MEBUS,
MENHORN, PRATT AND TOLL, MARCH 19, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 20, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959, No.657), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and compensation of
3 the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court, the
4 President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the judges
5 of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
6 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and
7 the judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of
8 Allegheny County, certain associate judges not learned in the
9 law, certain state officers, and the salary and expenses of
10 the members of the General Assembly, and repealing certain
11 inconsistent acts," making a change relating to time of
12 payment.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 14, act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959,
16 No.657), entitled, as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and
17 compensation of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme
18 Court, the President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the
19 judges of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
20 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and the
21 judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of Allegheny
1 County, certain associate judges not learned in the law, certain
2 state officers, and the salary and expenses of the members of
3 the General Assembly, and repealing certain inconsistent acts,"
4 amended June 16, 1971 (P.L.157, No.8), is amended to read:
5 Section 14. The salary of the members of the General
6 Assembly shall be seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200)
7 per annum and mileage to and from their homes at the rate of ten
8 cents (10¢) per mile circular, for each week a member was in
9 actual attendance at the session, between their homes and the
10 State capitol, and no other compensation shall be allowed
11 whatsoever, except each member of the General Assembly shall
12 receive an allowance for clerical assistance and other expenses
13 incurred during his term in connection with the duties of his
14 office, in the sum of eight thousand four hundred dollars
15 ($8,400), annually; the salary and expenses to be payable in
16 equal monthly installments on the first of the month [with the
17 exception that the installment due December first of each even
18 year shall be added to and payable with the installment due
19 January first of the following year].
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