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§ 12447. Charitable purposes

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 Pa.C.S.A. CitiesEffective: January 25, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 11 Pa.C.S.A. Cities
Part V. Third Class Cities (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 124. Corporate Powers
Effective: January 25, 2016
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12447
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 37447Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 39501
§ 12447. Charitable purposes
Currentness
(a) Creation of city bureau or agency.--Council may, by ordinance, create a city bureau or agency to receive, in trust, all property bestowed upon the bureau or agency for charitable purposes. Council may control the property for the purposes of the trust.
(b) Appropriations.--Council may make appropriations to the agency or bureau for charitable purposes, except as limited by the Constitution of Pennsylvania and laws of this Commonwealth.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term “charitable purposes” shall mean the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes and other purposes which benefit the community.

Credits

2015, Nov. 24, P.L. 242, No. 67, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 25, 2016].
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12447, PA ST 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12447
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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