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§ 10201. Creation of cities

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 102. Procedures for Incorporation
Effective: January 25, 2016
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 10201
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 35201
§ 10201. Creation of cities
A city shall be chartered as follows:
(1) A single municipal corporation having a population of at least 10,000 according to the last preceding United States census may be incorporated as a city in accordance with this chapter if a majority of the registered voters in the municipal corporation cast an affirmative vote in favor of the referendum question.
(2) Two or more contiguous municipal corporations having a combined population of at least 10,000 according to the last preceding United States census may, under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. C1 (relating to consolidation and merger), incorporate as a city and determine whether the newly incorporated city shall be governed by this part and other general laws applicable to and governing cities.

Credits

2015, Nov. 24, P.L. 242, No. 67, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 25, 2016].

Footnotes

53 Pa.C.S.A. § 731 et seq.
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 10201, PA ST 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 10201
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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