PRINTER'S NO. 1063
No. 976 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY FEE AND DeMEDIO, MARCH 23, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 23, 1981
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled 2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth, 3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising, 4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," 5 authorizing counties of the fifth class to permit two persons 6 to hold the office of prothonotary and the office of the 7 clerk of courts. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 1302, act of August 9, 11 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code," is amended 12 to read: 13 Section 1302. How Offices to Be Held.--* * * 14 (b) [In] (1) Except as set forth in clause (2), in counties 15 of the fifth class, one person shall hold the offices of 16 prothonotary and clerk of [the court of oyer and terminer and 17 quarter sessions] courts, one person the offices of register of 18 wills and clerk of the orphans' court, and one person the office 19 of recorder of deeds, unless local law applying to such counties 20 shall otherwise provide.
1 (2) The county commissioners of every county of the fifth 2 class, may, by resolution or ordinance, provide that the offices 3 of prothonotary and clerk of courts be held by two persons. 4 * * * 5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. B24L16RZ/19810H0976B1063 - 2 -