PRINTER'S NO. 845
No. 768 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY CORNELL, CORRIGAN, REBER, TRELLO, SAURMAN, NAHILL
AND GIGLIOTTI, MARCH 13, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 13, 1991
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 taxation for the purpose of collecting
5 and disposing garbage and other refuse materials.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1709(a) of the 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), is
11 amended by adding a clause to read:
12 Section 1709. Tax Levies.--(a) 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.
4 * * *
5 Eight. An annual tax, not exceeding five mills, for the
6 collection, removal and disposal of garbage, rubbish and other
7 refuse materials.
8 * * *
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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