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§ 15721. Computation of indebtedness

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part II. Cities of the First Class
Chapter 42. Municipal Finance
Article II. Indebtedness and Bonds
53 P.S. § 15721
§ 15721. Computation of indebtedness
A. In computing the indebtedness of cities of the first class in this Commonwealth, the word “indebtedness” shall be construed and shall be deemed, held, and taken to include all1 and all manner of debt, as well floating as funded, of such cities, and the net amount of such indebtedness shall be ascertained by deducting, from the gross amount thereof.
(a) The amount of any cash and bonds of the city held in any sinking fund for the payment of the principal of such outstanding debt.
(b) The par value of all obligations of the United States Government, and all other legal investments (other than bonds of the city) held in any sinking fund, unless such par value shall be in excess of the actual value in which case the actual value shall be used.
(c) The amount of current revenue, including appropriations to and earnings by the sinking funds, which are receivable within the current fiscal year for the payment of the principal of such outstanding debt.
(d) The amount of net debt incurred, or about to be incurred, and the proceeds thereof expended, or about to be expended, upon any public improvement or public utility which yields, or may reasonably by expected to yield, revenue in excess of operating expenses sufficient to pay the interest and sinking fund charges thereon, and the deduction of which, in ascertaining the borrowing power of the city, shall have been authorized by the Court pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth.
B. That in computing the net indebtedness incurred, or about to be incurred, and the proceeds whereof have been expended, or are about to be expended, upon any public improvement or public utility which yields, or may reasonably be expected to yield, revenue in excess of operating expenses sufficient to pay the interest and sinking fund charges thereon, and the deduction of which, in ascertaining the borrowing power of the city, shall have been authorized by the court, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth; there shall be deducted from the aggregate of such self-sustaining public improvement or public utility debt, the proportion of cash and investments in the sinking funds pledged for the payment of the principal of such debt, and the proportion of current revenue, including appropriations to and earnings by such sinking funds during the current fiscal year.
C. That in computing the net indebtedness authorized, or issued, and outstanding without the assent of the electors; there shall be deducted from the aggregate of such debt, cash and investments in the sinking funds pledged for the payment of such non-electoral debt, and the amount of current revenue, including appropriations to, and earnings by, such sinking funds during the current fiscal year.

Credits

1921, April 26, P.L. 278, § 1; 1945, April 4, P.L. 146, § 1.

Footnotes

Probably should read “any”.
53 P.S. § 15721, PA ST 53 P.S. § 15721
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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