PRINTER'S NO. 752
No. 674 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY DeMEDIO, MARCH 22, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 22, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," adding
5 duties of the county solicitor.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 902, act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323,
9 No.130), known as "The County Code," amended June 7, 1961
10 (P.L.245, No.141), is amended to read:
11 Section 902. Duties.--He shall commence and prosecute all
12 suits brought, or to be brought, by the county, wherein or
13 whereby any rights, privileges, properties, claims or demands of
14 the county are involved, as well as defend all actions or suits
15 brought against the county, and shall perform all duties now
16 enjoined by law upon county solicitors, and shall do all and
17 every professional act and render legal advice incident to the
18 office which may be required of him by the commissioners. He
19 shall, in addition, perform all similar duties for each elected
20 officer who is not authorized to appoint a solicitor or who has
1 not appointed a solicitor although authorized to do so. In case
2 of any litigation, impending or in progress, between the
3 commissioners and any other elected county officer, the proper
4 court may authorize such county officer to retain special
5 counsel for the said purpose, whose fee shall be fixed by the
6 court and paid from the county treasury.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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