PRINTER'S NO. 545
No. 505 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY SPITZ, NAHILL, MICOZZIE, FREIND AND EARLEY,
MARCH 6, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 6, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled
2 "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," increasing millage of annual tax for general
5 township purposes.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Clause One of section 1709, act of June 24, 1931
9 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as "The First Class Township Code,"
10 reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569), and
11 amended November 22, 1972 (P.L.1239, No.276), is amended to
12 read:
13 Section 1709. Tax Levies.--The board of township
14 commissioners may levy taxes upon all property and upon all
15 occupations within the township made taxable for township
16 purposes, as ascertained by the valuation for county purposes
17 made by the assessors of the several counties of this
18 Commonwealth for the year for which the township taxes are
19 levied, for the purposes and at the rate hereinafter specified:
1 Provided, however, That such valuation shall be subject to
2 correction by the county commissioners of the several counties,
3 and to appeal by the taxable persons in accordance with existing
4 laws.
5 One. An annual tax on the valuation assessed for county
6 purposes for general township purposes, not exceeding thirty
7 mills, or fifteen mills on the market value as determined by the
8 State Tax Equalization Board, whichever is greater, for general
9 borough purposes so long as the resulting tax is expressed in
10 terms of millage on the valuation assessed for county purposes;
11 unless the board of township commissioners by majority action
12 shall, upon due cause shown by resolution, petition the court of
13 [quarter sessions] common pleas, in which case the court may
14 order a rate of not more than five mills additional to be
15 levied: Further provided, That if, at the hearing before the
16 court of [quarter sessions] common pleas upon said petition, of
17 which notice shall be given as the court may direct, which
18 hearing shall be held not less than ten nor more than fifteen
19 days after said petition shall be presented, the owners of real
20 estate having assessed valuation of fifty per centum of the
21 total assessed valuation of real estate in said township shall,
22 by petition, object to the making of an order for any additional
23 tax levy, the court shall thereupon deny the prayer of said
24 petition.
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26 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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