PRINTER'S NO. 1877
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1473
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CHRISTIANA, COX, DRISCOLL, JAMES, MENTZER, MURT,
SACCONE, SOLOMON, QUIGLEY AND GILLEN, MAY 31, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 31, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 11, 1935 (P.L.326, No.149), entitled
"An act relating to counties of the first class; defining
deceased service persons; providing for contributions by the
county to the funeral expenses for such persons and their
widows; providing for the erection and care of markers,
headstones, and flags, and for the compilation of war
records," further providing for flags to decorate graves.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7 of the act of June 11, 1935 (P.L.326,
No.149), entitled "An act relating to counties of the first
class; defining deceased service persons; providing for
contributions by the county to the funeral expenses for such
persons and their widows; providing for the erection and care of
markers, headstones, and flags, and for the compilation of war
records," is amended to read:
Section 7. Flags to Decorate Graves.--It shall be the duty
of the county commissioners to provide flags on each Memorial
Day with which to decorate the graves of all deceased service
persons and the graves of all other deceased persons who served
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