PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 974 PRINTER'S NO. 1304
No. 856 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. FINEMAN, IRVIS, COLE, WARGO, McCALL,
SCHWEDER, COWELL, WANSACZ, McLANE, RAPPAPORT, PRENDERGAST,
LaMARCA, DOYLE, STAPLETON, GILLESPIE, BERSON, O'DONNELL,
GARZIA, WOJDAK, SHANE, ZEARFOSS, D. S. HAYES, HOPKINS,
M. E. MILLER JR., KNEPPER, M. E. MILLER, DeMEDIO, MEBUS,
MENHORN, PRATT, MRS. TOLL AND MR. REED, MARCH 19, 1975
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
APRIL 29, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959, No.657), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and compensation of
3 the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court, the
4 President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the judges
5 of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
6 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and
7 the judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of
8 Allegheny County, certain associate judges not learned in the
9 law, certain state officers, and the salary and expenses of
10 the members of the General Assembly, and repealing certain
11 inconsistent acts," making a change relating to time of
12 payment AND CONFORMING LANGUAGE TO THE REPORTS OF THE <--
13 COMMONWEALTH COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. Section 14, act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959,
17 No.657), entitled, as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and
18 compensation of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme
19 Court, the President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the
20 judges of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
21 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and the
1 judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of Allegheny
2 County, certain associate judges not learned in the law, certain
3 state officers, and the salary and expenses of the members of
4 the General Assembly, and repealing certain inconsistent acts,"
5 amended June 16, 1971 (P.L.157, No.8), is amended to read:
6 Section 14. The salary of the members of the General
7 Assembly shall be [seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200)] <--
8 FIFTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($15,600) per annum and <--
9 mileage to and from their homes at the rate of [ten cents (10¢)] <--
10 TWELVE CENTS (12¢) per mile circular, for each week a member was <--
11 in actual attendance at the session, between their homes and the
12 State capitol, and no other compensation shall be allowed
13 whatsoever, except each member of the General Assembly shall
14 receive an allowance for clerical assistance and other expenses
15 incurred during his term in connection with the duties of his
16 office, in the sum of [eight thousand four hundred dollars <--
17 ($8,400),] FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), annually; the salary <--
18 and expenses to be payable in equal monthly installments on the
19 first of the month [with the exception that the installment due
20 December first of each even year shall be added to and payable
21 with the installment due January first of the following year].
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