PRINTER'S NO. 159
No. 154 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY GALLAGHER, BERLIN, MEBUS AND BEREN,
JANUARY 28, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 28, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled
2 "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," authorizing an increase in the amount of tax for
5 fire fighting under certain circumstances.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Clause Two of section 1709, act of June 24, 1931
9 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as "The First Class Township Code,"
10 reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569) and
11 amended June 29, 1967 (P.L.151, No.38), is amended to read:
12 Section 1709. Tax Levies.--The board of township
13 commissioners may levy taxes upon all property and upon all
14 occupations within the township made taxable for township
15 purposes, as ascertained by the valuation for county purposes
16 made by the assessors of the several counties of this
17 Commonwealth for the year for which the township taxes are
18 levied, for the purposes and at the rate hereinafter specified:
19 Provided, however, That such valuation shall be subject to
1 correction by the county commissioners of the several counties,
2 and to appeal by the taxable persons in accordance with existing
3 laws.
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5 Two. An annual tax not exceeding [two] three mills for the
6 purpose of building and maintaining suitable places for the
7 housing of fire apparatus and for the purpose of purchasing,
8 maintaining and operating fire apparatus--the receipts from said
9 tax for maintenance to be divided among the fire companies of
10 the township. If the tax for the purposes specified in this
11 clause be set at a level higher than three mills the question
12 shall be submitted to the voters of the township, and the county
13 board of elections shall frame the question in accordance with
14 the election laws of the Commonwealth for submission to the
15 voters of the township.
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