PRINTER'S NO. 677
No. 609 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY WESTON, MARCH 23, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MARCH 23, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 5, 1849 (P.L.397, No.296), entitled
2 "An act to prevent the opening of streets or public roads
3 through burial grounds, and for the protection of cemeteries
4 and grave yards," prohibiting the opening of highways through
5 cemeteries in Philadelphia.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of April 5, 1849 (P.L.397,
9 No.296), entitled "An act to prevent the opening of streets or
10 public roads through burial grounds, and for the protection of
11 cemeteries and grave yards," is amended to read:
12 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
13 Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General
14 Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the
15 same. That hereafter it shall not be lawful to open any street,
16 lane, alley or public road through any burial ground or cemetery
17 within this Commonwealth, any laws heretofore passed to the
18 contrary notwithstanding[: Provided, That this section shall not
19 extend to the City and County of Philadelphia].
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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