PRINTER'S NO. 2908
No. 2331 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY FLICK, GERLACH, FAIRCHILD, HESS, E. Z. TAYLOR,
HERSHEY, KING, MELIO, TRELLO, HENNESSEY, TOMLINSON AND EGOLF,
DECEMBER 7, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 7, 1993
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," further providing for the purposes for which a
5 certain tax may be used.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Clause 4 of subsection A of section 905 of the
9 act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class
10 Township Code, reenacted and amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481,
11 No.567) and amended July 16, 1975 (P.L.69, No.40), is amended to
12 read:
13 Section 905. Township and Special Tax Levies.--A. The board
14 of township supervisors may, by resolution, levy taxes upon all
15 real property and upon all occupations, or upon real property
16 alone, within the township made taxable for township purposes,
17 as ascertained by the last adjusted valuation for county
18 purposes, for the purposes and at the rates hereinafter
19 specified. All taxes shall be collected in cash.
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2 4. An annual tax, not exceeding three mills, pursuant to
3 provision therefor in the township budget, for the purpose of
4 purchasing and maintaining fire apparatus, for the purpose of
5 making appropriations to fire companies both within and without
6 the township and of contracting with adjacent municipalities or
7 volunteer fire companies therein for fire protection, for the
8 purchase and maintenance of fire apparatus, [and] for the
9 purposes of providing a suitable place for the housing of fire
10 apparatus, for the purpose of paying the salary, benefits and
11 other expenses of necessary personnel, for the purpose of paying
12 training expenses of necessary personnel and for the purpose of
13 providing fire prevention programs both within and without the
14 township. If an annual tax for the purposes specified in this
15 clause is proposed to be set at a level higher than three mills,
16 the question shall be submitted to the voters of the township,
17 and the county board of elections shall frame the question in
18 accordance with the election laws of the Commonwealth for
19 submission to the voters of the township.
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21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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