PRINTER'S NO. 3888
No. 2911 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY DRUCE, SAYLOR, BROWN, TRUE, LAWLESS, TULLI AND
CLARK, 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 term of office of
5 township supervisors.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 402 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
10 amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567), amended July 13, 1961
11 (P.L.596, No.294), July 30, 1975 (P.L.134, No.67) and May 9,
12 1980 (P.L.118, No.45), is amended to read:
13 Section 402. Officers to Be Elected.--(A) The electors of
14 each township shall elect (a) except as otherwise provided,
15 three supervisors, (b) one assessor, (c) three auditors, and (d)
16 one tax collector. No person shall at the same time hold more
17 than one elective township office: Provided, That the office of
18 justice of the peace shall not be considered an elective
19 township office for the purposes of this section.
1 (B) Upon petition of at least five per centum of the
2 registered electors of the township or pursuant to a resolution
3 of the board of supervisors, and upon an approval by a majority
4 of those electors voting at the next municipal or general
5 election, there shall be elected two additional supervisors. The
6 referendum petition or resolution of the board of supervisors
7 certified by the township secretary shall be filed with the
8 county board of elections not later than the thirteenth Tuesday
9 prior to the next municipal or general election. The county
10 board of elections shall place the question before the electors
11 in the same manner as other questions are presented under the
12 provisions of the Pennsylvania Election Code.
13 The form of the question shall be as follows:
14 Should two additional supervisors be Yes
15 elected to serve in this township? No
16 The county board of elections shall tabulate and publish the
17 results of the referendum within thirty days of the election.
18 The total number of supervisors shall not exceed five. In no
19 event shall the question of additional supervisors be voted on
20 more than once in any three-year period.
21 (C) At the first municipal election following the approval
22 at the prior general election by the voters of the question
23 providing for the election of two additional supervisors, one of
24 such additional supervisors shall be elected for a term of
25 [four] two years and one shall be elected for a term of [six]
26 four years, each to serve from the first Monday of January next
27 following his election. At the first general election following
28 the approval at the prior municipal election by the voters of
29 the question providing for the election of two additional
30 supervisors, one of such additional supervisors shall be elected
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1 for a term of [three years] one year and one shall be elected
2 for a term of [five] three years, each to serve from the first
3 Monday of January next following his election. Thereafter, such
4 additional supervisors shall be elected for terms of [six] four
5 years each to serve from the first Monday of January next
6 following his election.
7 Section 2. Section 410(a) of the act, amended November 20,
8 1981 (P.L.337, No.122), is amended to read:
9 Section 410. Supervisors.--(a) Except as is otherwise
10 provided for the election of additional supervisors, at each
11 municipal election, the electors of each township shall elect
12 one supervisor to serve for a term of [six] four years from the
13 first Monday of January next following his election.
14 * * *
15 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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