PRINTER'S NO. 3809
No. 2608 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, TANGRETTI, DALLY, COY, BARRAR, BATTISTO,
BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, COLAFELLA,
DAILEY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FRANKEL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HORSEY,
LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, MASLAND, McCALL, MELIO, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, RAMOS, READSHAW, SCHULER, SOLOBAY, STEELMAN, STURLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO, VAN HORNE, WASHINGTON, WATERS,
WILLIAMS, WOGAN, WRIGHT AND YUDICHAK, JULY 17, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JULY 17, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 7, 1901 (P.L.20, No.14), entitled "An
2 act for the government of cities of the second class,"
3 further providing for tax levy authority.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3 of Article XIX of the act of March 7,
7 1901 (P.L.20, No.14), entitled "An act for the government of
8 cities of the second class," is amended by adding a clause to
9 read:
10 Section 3. Every city of the second class, in its corporate
11 capacity, is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances for
12 the following purposes, in addition to the other powers granted
13 by this act:
14 * * *
15 II-A. To levy an annual tax not exceeding ten mills to
16 support a police department which serves the city solely, to
1 support the city's participation in a regional police
2 department, or to pay for the purchase of police services for
3 the city. This clause shall also apply to a city of the second
4 class A.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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