§ 65503. Removal of township officers and appointees
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal CorporationsEffective: January 25, 2016
Effective: January 25, 2016
53 P.S. § 65503
§ 65503. Removal of township officers and appointees
Whether elected or duly appointed to fill a vacancy in elective office, a township officer shall be removable from office only by impeachment, or by the Governor for reasonable cause after due notice and full hearing on the advice of two-thirds of the Senate, or upon conviction of misbehavior in office, or of an infamous crime in accordance with the Constitution of Pennsylvania, but the officer's title to office may be tried by proceedings of quo warranto as provided by law.
Credits
1933, May 1, P.L. 103, No. 69, § 503. Reenacted and amended 1947, July 10, P.L. 1481, § 5; 1995, Nov. 9, P.L. 350, No. 60, § 1, effective in 180 days. Amended 2015, Nov. 24, P.L. 426, No. 68, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 25, 2016].
53 P.S. § 65503, PA ST 53 P.S. § 65503
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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