PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1695 PRINTER'S NO. 1727
No. 1316 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY EARLL, BELL, COSTA, BRIGHTBILL, HART, LEMMOND AND
SLOCUM, MARCH 2, 2000
SENATOR EARLL, URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, AS AMENDED,
MARCH 14, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled
2 "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending,
3 revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto,"
4 further providing for residency requirements for vacancy
5 appointments.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known
9 as The Third Class City Code, reenacted and amended June 28,
10 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), is amended by adding a section to read:
11 Section 803. Residency Requirement.--No person shall be
12 appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected city office unless he
13 or she has resided within the city continuously for at least one
14 year IMMEDIATELY prior to his or her appointment. <--
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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