PRINTER'S NO. 143
No. 146 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY PESCI, ITKIN, E. Z. TAYLOR, NOYE, TRELLO,
COLAIZZO, STEELMAN, BELFANTI, HESS, TIGUE AND VEON,
JANUARY 29, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 29, 1991
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 jurisdiction of second
5 class township supervisors over its police force.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Subsection A of section 590 of the act of May 1,
9 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
10 reenacted and amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567), amended
11 July 2, 1953 (P.L.354, No.83), is amended to read:
12 Section 590. Petition for Appointment of Police; Contracts
13 for Police Services.--A. Upon the petition of not less than
14 twenty-five registered electors or taxpayers of any township, or
15 of two or more adjacent townships, representing that the safety
16 of the citizens and the security of property make it necessary
17 for the appointment of one or more policemen, the supervisors of
18 such township or townships shall consider said petition, and, if
19 satisfied of the reasonableness and propriety of said
1 application, shall appoint one or more registered electors, who
2 shall be residents of the Commonwealth, to act as policemen, and
3 to serve at the will of said supervisors.
4 The supervisors of such township or townships shall supervise
5 its police officers and shall fix the number of policemen, the
6 compensation of such policemen, and shall limit the term of
7 service of said policemen as it may deem proper. Where such
8 policemen are appointed for two or more townships, the
9 supervisors of such townships shall fix the amount of
10 compensation which shall be paid by each of such townships. Such
11 compensation shall be paid from the general township fund. The
12 supervisors of the township or townships may assign any
13 policeman, with his consent, to undergo a course of training at
14 any training school for policemen established and made available
15 by the State or Federal Government, and may provide for the
16 payment by the township of his expenses or a part thereof while
17 in attendance in such training school.
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19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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