§ 103.1. Second class A population regression; charter commission, appointment
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
53 P.S. § 103.1
§ 103.1. Second class A population regression; charter commission, appointment
Whenever the population of any city of the second class A has regressed to a figure below the minimum fixed for that classification, the court of common pleas of the county in which the city is located shall, upon petition of fifteen per cent of the registered voters of the city or upon petition of the city council, appoint a charter commission to study and make recommendations on the adoption of a form of city government. Any city operating under a home rule charter or optional plan of government pursuant to the act of April 13, 1972 (P.L. 184, No. 62),1 known as the “Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law,” shall retain its form of government as adopted until amended or repealed in accordance with the terms of the “Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law,” regardless of any change in classification under this act.
Credits
1895, June 25, P.L. 275, § 3, added 1961, July 14, P.L. 649, § 3. Amended 1992, Dec. 4, P.L. 789, No. 126, § 2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
53 P.S. § 1-101 et seq. (repealed); see 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2901 et seq.
53 P.S. § 103.1, PA ST 53 P.S. § 103.1
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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