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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DePASQUALE, KOTIK, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, BELFANTI, SIPTROTH AND MURT, OCTOBER 14, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 14, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), entitled |
2 | "An act relating to the collection of taxes levied by |
3 | counties, county institution districts, cities of the third |
4 | class, boroughs, towns, townships, certain school districts |
5 | and vocational school districts; conferring powers and |
6 | imposing duties on tax collectors, courts and various |
7 | officers of said political subdivisions; and prescribing |
8 | penalties," further providing for compensation of treasurers |
9 | in first class townships. |
10 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11 | hereby enacts as follows: |
12 | Section 1. Section 34 of the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, |
13 | No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law, amended December |
14 | 22, 1965 (P.L.1145, No.443), is amended to read: |
15 | Section 34. Compensation of Treasurer and Tax Collector in |
16 | First Class Townships.--The township treasurer shall receive for |
17 | his duties as treasurer and tax collector for the township, a |
18 | sum equal to five per centum of all township taxes received or |
19 | collected by him, and in addition thereto, a sum equal to one |
20 | per centum on all other moneys received or collected by him for |
21 | the township, unless a different rate or annual compensation |
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1 | shall be fixed by ordinance of the township commissioners[: |
2 | Provided, That in no case shall the total compensation of the |
3 | treasurer, as treasurer and tax collector for the township, |
4 | exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars]. The township treasurer |
5 | as collector of township taxes shall be allowed such actual |
6 | printing and postage expenses as shall be incurred in performing |
7 | the duties prescribed in this act. Such amounts shall be |
8 | adjusted by the township auditor or controller, as the case may |
9 | be, at the time of auditing the treasurer's account. |
10 | The compensation of the township treasurer as collector of |
11 | county and institution district taxes shall be fixed by the |
12 | county commissioners, and shall not exceed five per centum of |
13 | the amount collected. |
14 | The commission or compensation of the township treasurer, as |
15 | collector of school district taxes, shall be fixed by the board |
16 | of school directors, and shall not exceed five per centum of the |
17 | amount collected. The total cost of such collection shall be |
18 | reported annually to the Superintendent of Public Instruction |
19 | and shall be published in his report. |
20 | For the collection of county, institution district and school |
21 | taxes, the tax collector shall be allowed by the respective |
22 | taxing authorities actual and needful expenditures for printing, |
23 | postage, books, blanks and forms. |
24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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