PRINTER'S NO. 1582
No. 1178 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY MILLER, CALTAGIRONE, E. Z. TAYLOR, DALEY, TRELLO,
FEESE, MELIO, B. SMITH, NAILOR, ARMSTRONG, WAUGH, SATHER,
BROWNE, STERN, SCHRODER, HUTCHINSON, TIGUE, ZIMMERMAN,
PHILLIPS, PRESTON, SERAFINI, SHANER, C. WILLIAMS, HORSEY,
LYNCH, OLASZ, DeLUCA, BELFANTI, HERMAN, ROBINSON, PETTIT,
STABACK, BUNT AND STETLER, APRIL 28, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 28, 1997
AN ACT
1 Providing a residency requirement for constables and deputy
2 constables.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Residency.
6 (a) General rule.--Constables and deputy constables for any
7 ward or municipality shall be duly registered electors of the
8 ward or municipality from which they have been elected or, in
9 the case of vacancy, for which they have been appointed.
10 Constables and deputy constables shall continue to be duly
11 registered electors of such ward or municipality during their
12 term of service and shall reside continuously in such ward or
13 municipality during their term of office.
14 (b) Application.--This section shall apply to all constables
15 and deputy constables one year after the effective date of this
16 act. No person or deputy constable shall be eligible for
1 election or appointment as a constable or deputy constable on or
2 after the effective date of this act unless such person is in
3 compliance with subsection (a).
4 Section 2. Effective date.
5 This act shall take effect immediately.
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