§ 670-774. Appointment of viewers; notice to Attorney General
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 36 P.S. Highways and Bridges
36 P.S. § 670-774
§ 670-774. Appointment of viewers; notice to Attorney General
Whenever any county bridge shall be carried away or destroyed by flood or windstorm, the county commissioners of the county in which such bridge is located or when such bridge crosses the boundary line between two counties, then the commissioners of both counties may apply by petition to the court, setting forth fully in said petition the location of such bridge, the time when a bridge was first erected in the same location as a county bridge, the time when the bridge was carried away or destroyed by flood or windstorm, the character of the bridge so carried away or destroyed, and the probable cost of replacing the same. Whereupon it shall be the duty of the court to appoint five viewers, one of whom shall be a civil engineer, and not more than two of whom shall be residents of the county wherein such bridge is proposed to be built.
The Attorney General1 shall be given due notice of the time of filing the petition and the application for viewers, and it shall be his duty to appear for and defend the interests of the Commonwealth in all such proceedings.
Credits
1945, June 1, P.L. 1242, art. VII, § 774. Affected 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 2(a)[1243] effective June 27, 1978.
<The State Highway Law [36 P.S. §§ 670-101 to 670-1102] is repealed insofar as inconsistent with Art. V-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, relating to municipal capital improvements, pursuant to 1990, Dec. 19, P.L.1343, No. 209, § 2. See 53 P.S. § 10501-A et seq.>
Footnotes
Powers and duties of the Attorney General under this section transferred to the Office of General Counsel. See 71 P.S. § 732-502.
36 P.S. § 670-774, PA ST 36 P.S. § 670-774
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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