PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1031 PRINTER'S NO.1305
No. 908 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. RUGGIERO, MORRIS, MEBUS, FRYER, PETRARCA,
ABRAHAM, TRELLO, ARTHURS, WEIDNER, DeMEDIO, LEVI, DOYLE,
O'KEEFE, BURNS, NOYE, W. D. HUTCHINSON, GRING, GARZIA AND
YAHNER, MARCH 20, 1975
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
APRIL 29, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581),
2 entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending
3 and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," increasing
4 amount of levy permitted for fire protection.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Clause (6) of section 1302, act of February 1,
8 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581), known as "The Borough Code," is
9 amended to read:
10 Section 1302. Tax Levy.--The council of the borough shall
11 have power, by ordinance, to levy and collect annually, a tax,
12 not exceeding thirty mills for general borough purposes and in
13 addition thereto any of the following taxes:
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15 (6) For the purchase of fire engines, fire apparatus and
16 fire hose for the use of the borough, or for assisting any fire
17 company in the borough in the purchase, renewal or repair of any
1 of its fire engines, fire apparatus or fire hose, for the
2 purposes of making appropriations to fire companies both within
3 and without the township BOROUGH and of contracting with <--
4 adjacent municipalities for fire protection, or for the purchase
5 of land upon which to erect a fire house, or for the erection
6 and maintenance of a fire house or fire houses, not exceeding
7 three mills. [, such additional millage permitted only following
8 a favorable referendum on the matter held in accordance with the
9 provisions of the act of April 18, 1923 (P.L.70, No.46), as
10 amended;] If an annual tax for the purposes specified in this
11 clause is proposed to be set at a level higher than three mills,
12 the question shall be submitted to the voters of the borough,
13 and the county board of elections shall frame the question in
14 accordance with the election laws of the Commonwealth for
15 submission to the voters of the borough.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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