PRINTER'S NO. 2104
No. 1700 Session of 1971
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. MELTON AND BARBER, NOVEMBER 11, 1971
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LAW AND ORDER, NOVEMBER 29, 1971
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 4, 1937 (P.L.1595), entitled "An act
2 relating to peace officers; providing for the qualifications
3 and appointments of deputy sheriffs; regulating the manner of
4 their selection and compensation; regulating the source of
5 compensation for other peace officers; declaring void certain
6 contracts inconsistent with the provisions hereof; providing
7 penalties; and repealing inconsistent acts," reducing certain
8 age requirements.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Clause (2) of section 1, act of June 4, 1937
12 (P.L.1595), entitled "An act relating to peace officers;
13 providing for the qualifications and appointments of deputy
14 sheriffs; regulating the manner of their selection and
15 compensation; regulating the source of compensation for other
16 peace officers; declaring void certain contracts inconsistent
17 with the provisions hereof; providing penalties; and repealing
18 inconsistent acts," is amended to read:
19 Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That,
20 A sheriff may not appoint any person as a deputy unless he
21 files with the prothonotaries, prior to the appointment of such
1 person, the name and photograph of such person, together with an
2 affidavit of such person setting forth the following:
3 * * *
4 (2) That he is a citizen of the United States, and [twenty-
5 one] eighteen years of age or over.
6 * * *
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