PRINTER'S NO. 291
No. 294 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY HERMAN, SEMMEL, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, HARHAI,
LUCYK, MICHLOVIC, NAILOR, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BELARDI, CIVERA,
COY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DERMODY, FLICK, FREEMAN, GANNON, GEIST,
GEORGE, GRUCELA, HESS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, MAITLAND,
MARKOSEK, McCALL, MELIO, MICOZZIE, PESCI, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA,
RAMOS, READSHAW, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHULER, SERAFINI, SEYFERT,
STABACK, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO, WASHINGTON, WILT AND WOJNAROSKI,
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 1999
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 further providing for graves which shall be decorated with
6 flags.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1922(a) of the act of August 9, 1955
10 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, amended June 12,
11 1986 (P.L.253, No.66), is amended to read:
12 Section 1922. Flags to Decorate Graves.--(a) It shall be
13 the duty of the county commissioners to provide flags on each
14 Memorial Day with which to decorate the graves of all deceased
15 service persons and the graves of all other deceased persons who
16 at any time during their lives served in the Army, Navy, Air
1 Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines or any
2 women's organization officially connected therewith and whose
3 separation from such service was honorable, whether by discharge
4 or otherwise, buried within the county. The flags to be used for
5 such purposes shall be of one standard size, colorfast and
6 American made, and shall be purchased at the expense of the
7 county from moneys in the county treasury.
8 * * *
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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