THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SONNEY, BOBACK, EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GROVE, KILLION, MOUL, O'NEILL, PICKETT, PYLE, REICHLEY, SANTARSIERO AND SIMMONS, FEBRUARY 28, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 28, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 23, 1931(P.L.932, No.317), entitled "An

act relating to cities of the third class; and amending,

revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto,"

further providing for tax levies.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Clause 3 of section 2531 of the act of June 23,

1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code,

reenacted and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), and

amended June 16, 1972 (P.L.443, No.135), is amended to read:

Section 2531.  Tax Levies.--Council may, by ordinance, levy

and provide for the collection of the following taxes:

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3.  A residence tax for general revenue purposes, not

exceeding five dollars annually, on all inhabitants [above the

age of eighteen years] between eighteen and sixty-five years of

age. Any ordinance of council fixing the rate of taxation for

any year at a mill rate shall also include a statement

expressing the rate of taxation in dollars and cents on each one

hundred dollars of assessed valuation of taxable property.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.