PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 682 PRINTER'S NO. 1299
No. 626 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. GARZIA, MORRIS, DeMEDIO, COLE AND DOYLE,
MARCH 15, 1977
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 5, 1977
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," changing population requirements for additional
5 supervisors.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 SECTION 1. SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 402, ACT OF MAY 1, 1933 <--
9 (P.L.103, NO.69), KNOWN AS "THE SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE,"
10 REENACTED AND AMENDED JULY 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, NO.567), AND
11 AMENDED JULY 30, 1975 (P.L.134, NO.67), IS AMENDED TO READ:
12 SECTION 402. OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED.--* * *
13 (B) UPON PETITION OF AT LEAST FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE
14 REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE TOWNSHIP OR PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION
15 OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND UPON AN APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY
16 OF THOSE ELECTORS VOTING AT THE NEXT MUNICIPAL OR GENERAL
17 ELECTION, THERE SHALL BE ELECTED TWO ADDITIONAL SUPERVISORS IN
18 ANY TOWNSHIP HAVING A POPULATION OF [THREE] TWO THOUSAND OR MORE
19 AS DETERMINED BY AN OFFICIAL CENSUS TAKEN BY THE FEDERAL
1 GOVERNMENT FOR ANY PURPOSE OR AS DETERMINED BY ANY OTHER CENSUS
2 WHICH IS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION OF SAID
3 COUNTY. THE REFERENDUM PETITION OR RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF
4 SUPERVISORS CERTIFIED BY THE TOWNSHIP SECRETARY SHALL BE FILED
5 WITH THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOT LATER THAN THE THIRTEENTH
6 TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE NEXT MUNICIPAL OR GENERAL ELECTION. THE
7 COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PLACE THE QUESTION BEFORE THE
8 ELECTORS IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER QUESTIONS ARE PRESENTED
9 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE.
10 THE FORM OF THE QUESTION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
11 SHOULD TWO ADDITIONAL SUPERVISORS BE YES
12 ELECTED TO SERVE IN THIS TOWNSHIP? NO
13 THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL TABULATE AND PUBLISH THE
14 RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE ELECTION.
15 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUPERVISORS SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE.
16 Section 1 2. Section 410, act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, <--
17 No.69), known as "The Second Class Township Code," reenacted and
18 amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567), and OF THE ACT, <--
19 amended July 16, 1975 (P.L.73, No.43), is amended to read:
20 Section 410. Supervisors.--Except as is otherwise provided
21 for the election of additional supervisors in townships having a
22 population of [three] two thousand or more, at each municipal
23 election, the electors of each township shall elect one
24 supervisor to serve for a term of six years from the first
25 Monday of January next following his election.
26 Except as provided in section 514, no supervisor shall at the
27 time hold any other elective or appointive township office or
28 position other than township roadmaster or secretary-treasurer.
29 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately IN 60 <--
30 DAYS.
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