PRINTER'S NO. 3873
No. 2896 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY B. SMITH, PISTELLA, MERRY, STETLER, CAWLEY,
TRELLO, DEMPSEY, CLARK, FICHTER, BELFANTI, LAUGHLIN, LAUB,
MELIO, PETTIT, E. Z. TAYLOR, SAURMAN, RUBLEY AND SAYLOR,
JUNE 14, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 14, 1994
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An
2 act concerning townships of the second class; and amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," further providing for the naming of streets and the
5 numbering of buildings.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Clause XXXVII of section 702 of the act of May 1,
9 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
10 reenacted and amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567) and
11 amended May 24, 1951 (P.L.370, No.85), is amended to read:
12 Section 702. Supervisors to Exercise Powers.--The corporate
13 powers of townships of the second class shall be exercised by
14 the township supervisors. Where no specific authority is given
15 for the expenditures incident to the exercise of any power
16 hereinafter conferred, or where no specific fund is designated
17 from which such expenditures shall be made, appropriations for
18 such expenditures shall be made only from the general township
1 fund. In addition to the duties imposed upon them by section 516
2 hereof, they shall have power--
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4 XXXVII. Naming of Streets; Numbering of Buildings.--To
5 provide for and regulate the naming of streets, roads and
6 highways, and to require and regulate the numbering of
7 buildings. In order to assist emergency vehicles in providing
8 efficient service and to provide for the rapid and correct
9 identification of township residents, the provisions of this
10 clause are mandatory and shall be complied with no later than
11 January 1, 1997.
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13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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