Section 3301. The following acts and parts of acts and all amendments thereof are hereby repealed to the extent hereinafter specified:
Section 78 of the act, approved the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred thirty-four (Pamphlet Laws 537), entitled "An act relating to counties and townships and county and township officers," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred thirty-five (Pamphlet Laws 101), entitled "An act relative to the bonds of County Treasurers in the Auditor General's Office," as to counties of the second class.
Sections 3 and 10 of the act, approved the twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand eight hundred forty-one (Pamphlet Laws 400), entitled "An act relating to the Election of County Treasurers and for other purposes," as to counties to the second class.
Sections 1, 3 and 7 of the act, approved the third day of May, one thousand eight hundred fifty (Pamphlet Laws 654), entitled "An act providing for the election of district attorneys," as to counties of the second class.
Sections 17 and 18 of the act, approved the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred sixty (Pamphlet Laws 382), entitled "An act to Consolidate, Revise and Amend the Penal Laws of this Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred sixty-six (Pamphlet Laws 85), entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An Act to consolidate, revise and amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth,' so far as relates to the duties of district attorneys," as to counties of the second class.
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 of the act, approved the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred seventy-six (Pamphlet Laws 13), entitled "An act to carry into effect section five, of article fourteenth, of the constitution, relative to the salaries of county officers and the payment of fees received by them into the state or county treasury, in counties containing over one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the eighth day of June, one thousand eight hundred eighty-one (Pamphlet Laws 81), entitled "An act to authorize the courts of common pleas of this commonwealth, on sale of real estate by surety for the sheriff or coroner, on application by petition, to release the lien of recognizance on said real estate," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred eighty-three (Pamphlet Laws 163), entitled "An act providing for the satisfaction and discharge sheriff's recognizance," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the nineteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred eighty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 38), entitled "An act providing for the appointment of librarians for law libraries connected with the courts of this Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred eighty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 200), entitled "An act regulating the payment of traveling expenses of directors of the poor and county commissioners within this Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twelfth day of June, one thousand eight hundred ninety-three (Pamphlet Laws 457), entitled "An act to provide for the erection, maintenance and regulation of public morgues in the several counties of this Commonwealth, for the care and disposal of bodies removed thereto, and providing for the payment of certain expenses of the same by the proper county or district or by the estate of the deceased person, and providing for the disposal of the personal effects of unclaimed dead," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the eighteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred ninety-five (Pamphlet Laws 209), entitled "An act regulating the printing and publication of notices and advertisements authorized by the county commissioners of the counties of this Commonwealth containing a population of five hundred thousand and not exceeding one million, as shown by the last United States census, providing how newspapers shall be designated in which such publications shall be made, and repealing an act, entitled 'An act authorizing the county commissioners of Allegheny county to select four morning newspapers for official county advertising,' approved the second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and also repealing the tenth section of an act, entitled 'A supplement to an act approved the first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, entitled "An act relating to Allegheny county," approved the eighth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two'," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the fourteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven (Pamphlet Laws 22), entitled "An act making it the duty of the various county officials to furnish, on demand therefor, information from their respective offices to the head of any department of the State government, and providing a compensation therefor," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the fifteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven (Pamphlet Laws 285), entitled "An act authorizing the commissioners of the counties of the Commonwealth to transfer and cover into the general fund of the several counties, any money now placed to the credit of any city, borough or township, upon any duplicate for taxes where the same has remained uncalled for during a period of ten years: Provided, The right to the same is not in litigation or a matter of dispute," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine (Pamphlet Laws 56), entitled "An act authorizing the county commissioners of the several counties in this Commonwealth to appoint a clerk, fix his compensation, and prescribe the term and duties of the clerk, except in counties where the clerk to the county commissioners is elected by the people," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-first day of May, one thousand nine hundred one (Pamphlet Laws 271), entitled "An act to provide for the election of recorders of deeds and registers of wills in counties having a population of over one hundred and fifty thousand," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the fourteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred five (Pamphlet Laws 37), entitled "An act to fix the salaries of district attorneys, and providing for the appointment of assistant district attorneys, in the several counties of this Commonwealth having over eight hundred thousand inhabitants; prescribing the powers and duties, and fixing the salaries of the said assistant district attorneys," as to counties of the second class.
Section 1 of the act, approved the sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred seven (Pamphlet Laws 92), entitled "An act defining the duty of coroners, police and health authorities, in this Commonwealth, in reference to the disposition of bodies of persons whose cause of death may be the subject of inquiry by the coroner," as reenacted and amended by the act, approved the twelfth day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty-five (Pamphlet Laws 710), insofar as it is inconsistent with the provisions of this act, in counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-second day of April, one thousand nine hundred nine (Pamphlet Laws 104), entitled "An act providing for the support and maintenance of law libraries in the counties of this Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred nine (Pamphlet Laws 242), entitled "An act providing for the payment to the treasurer of any County Soldiers' Memorial Association, within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, incorporated under the laws of the said Commonwealth, of any moneys unexpended, which were appropriated by the county commissioners of any county in the Commonwealth, under the act of April third, one thousand nine hundred and three, to be used solely and exclusively for the erection or completion of any monument or memorial to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of American wars," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred eleven (Pamphlet Laws 556), entitled "An act to fix the salary of the coroner of any county of this Commonwealth having a population of one million or over," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred eleven (Pamphlet Laws 717), entitled "An act relating to coroners and the holding of postmortems, in the several counties of the Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred thirteen (Pamphlet Laws 11), entitled "An act fixing the salary of controllers, in counties having over one hundred thousand inhabitants, where no provision for such salary has heretofore been made," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the fourteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred thirteen (Pamphlet Laws 204), entitled "An act authorizing the board of county commissioners of the several counties of the State to appropriate money for cooperative agricultural extension work, for the purpose of improving and developing the agricultural resources of the proper counties," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the seventeenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred seventeen (Pamphlet Laws 237), entitled "An act regulating the practice and procedure of the sheriff or deputy sheriff, under writs of inquisition, condemnation, inquiry of damages, lunacy, or habitual drunkard proceedings, partition proceedings, or by virtue of any other writ or process, issued by the courts of this Commonwealth, wherein the existing laws require the sheriff to be present in person," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred seventeen (Pamphlet Laws 297), entitled "An act authorizing the establishment of contagious disease hospitals in the several counties of the Commonwealth, to be constructed and maintained out of county funds," as to counties of the second class.
Sections 2 and 3 of the act, approved the seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred seventeen (Pamphlet Laws 570), entitled "An act fixing the salaries and providing for the expenses of county commissioners in the counties of this Commonwealth," absolutely.
The act, approved the eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred nineteen (Pamphlet Laws 163), entitled "An act authorizing county commissioners to appoint county engineers, and to fix their compensation, and prescribing the duties of such engineers," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the thirteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred twenty-one (Pamphlet Laws 132), entitled "An act authorizing county commissioners to appropriate moneys for the maintenance of duly incorporated organizations for the prevention of cruelty to animals," as to counties of the second class.
Section 24 of the act, approved the sixteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-three (Pamphlet Laws 207), entitled "An act providing when, how, upon what property, and to what extent, liens shall be allowed for taxes and for municipal improvements, for the removal of nuisances, and for water rents or rates, sewer rates, and lighting rates; for the procedure upon claims filed therefor; the methods for preserving such liens and enforcing payment of such claims; the effect of judicial sales of the properties liened; the distribution of the proceeds of such sales, and the redemption of the property therefrom; for the lien and collection of certain taxes heretofore assessed, and of claims for municipal improvements made and nuisances removed, within six months before the passage of this act; and for the procedure on tax and municipal claims filed under other and prior acts of Assembly," as to counties of the second class. (Par. added May 16, 1996, P.L.210, No.39)
The act, approved the nineteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-three (Pamphlet Laws 283), entitled "An act providing a means whereby the individual justice of the peace may better inform himself as to the law, changes in the law, and decisions of the courts on the law, of this Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-first day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-three (Pamphlet Laws 295), entitled "An act authorizing and empowering counties of the second class in this Commonwealth to acquire by lease, purchase, or condemnation proceedings any land within the county for the purpose of establishing and maintaining airdromes or aviation landing fields; providing for the procedure in case of condemnation, and the extent of title acquired; authorizing the lease by the county of portions of said land to individuals or corporations upon such terms as may be fixed, and the lease thereof to the Government of the United States upon nominal rental; authorizing and empowering the county to use land now owned by it for such purposes; and authorizing joint operation by said county and any city within the county of airdromes or aviation landing fields, where such city is authorized to establish and maintain the same," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-ninth day of June, one thousand nine hundred twenty-three (Pamphlet Laws 973), entitled "An act providing for the payment by counties of expenses incurred by the district attorney, and making such expenses a part of the costs of the case where the defendant is convicted," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred twenty-five (Pamphlet Laws 222), entitled "An act providing for the payment by counties and poor districts of the salaries of officers where pending the settlement of a dispute the salary paid to such officer was less than the amount to which he was legally entitled," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twelfth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-five (Pamphlet Laws 596), entitled "An act providing for the alteration of the boundaries of counties in certain cases for the adjustment of the indebtedness thereof; providing the effect thereof," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the thirteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-five (Pamphlet Laws 676), entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the burial of certain persons who are, have been, or shall be, soldiers, sailors, marines, or members of the enlisted nurse corps, designated as "deceased service men" defining the term "deceased service men" authorizing county commissioners to provide markers and burial plots for such deceased service men at the expense of such county in which they shall die or have a legal residence at the time of their death; and providing for the burial of widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the second day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1278), entitled "An act relating to counties of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; and revising, amending and consolidating the laws relating thereto," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the fifteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1767), entitled "An act validating the action of the salary board of any county of this Commonwealth in providing additional assistants to the district attorneys in the respective counties, when such appointments become necessary, or on account of sickness of assistant district attorneys, or on account of increased business or unusual conditions or circumstances, provided the salary for such appointees did not exceed the minimum salary provided for assistant district attorneys in the respective counties," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the sixteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1767), entitled "An act to fix the salaries of certain county officers in counties of the second class," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-third day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one (Pamphlet Laws 929), entitled "An act fixing the qualifications of deputy sheriffs in this Commonwealth," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-third day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one (Pamphlet Laws 1199), entitled "An act authorizing the boards of prison inspectors, in counties of the second class of this Commonwealth, to appoint jail chaplains, and directing the salary boards of such counties to fix the salaries and compensation of such chaplains," absolutely.
The act, approved the seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 29), entitled "An act requiring the board of county commissioners of counties of the second class, on approval of the president judge of the court of common pleas of said counties, to fix the compensation of fire marshals; and to require the board of county commissioners of counties of the second class, subject to the approval of the common pleas court, to provide for the retirement of such fire marshals on annual pensions after twenty years of service, such compensation and pension to be payable by the county," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-third day of May, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 962), entitled "A supplement to the act, approved the third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and three (Pamphlet Laws, one hundred thirty-seven) entitled 'An act regulating the confinement of children, under the age of sixteen years, awaiting trial'; providing for the management of houses of detention for juveniles in counties of the second class; imposing expense in connection therewith on the county; and permitting and authorizing the county commissioners thereof to appropriate money or issue bonds for the purchase of lands or erecting, constructing and equipping of buildings for such purpose," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 1041), entitled "An act to safeguard human health and life in counties of the second class by providing for the licensing and regulation of persons, municipalities, and entities engaged in the transportation of garbage, and in the disposal of garbage through the construction, keeping, maintenance or conduct of garbage disposal plants; conferring powers and imposing duties on the county commissioners of such counties, and otherwise providing for the administration of the act; and imposing penalties," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-second day of December, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three--one thousand nine hundred thirty-four (Pamphlet Laws 108), entitled "An act reducing to five days the period during which municipal subdivisions of the Commonwealth are required to advertise notice of proposed awards of contracts for articles to be used on projects financed by the Federal Civil Works Administration," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twelfth day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty-five (Pamphlet Laws 709), entitled "An act authorizing and empowering county commissioners of this Commonwealth of the counties of the second class, within this Commonwealth, to destroy certain public records," absolutely.
The act, approved the sixteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty-five (Pamphlet Laws 1047), entitled "An act to enable county commissioners in counties of the second class to issue, sell, and dispose of bonds to provide funds to acquire lands or buildings or to erect buildings or construct or make any improvements that may be deemed necessary by any corporation and body politic having the management and control of a work house and inebriate asylum," absolutely.
The act, approved the second day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1206), entitled "An act relating to memorial halls in counties of the second class, erected in memory of the soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the Civil War; and providing for the use, upkeep, and management and control of such halls," absolutely.
The act, approved the fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1595), entitled "An act relating to peace officers; providing for the qualifications and appointments of deputy sheriffs; regulating the manner of their selection and compensation; regulating the source of compensation for other peace officers; declaring void certain contracts inconsistent with the provisions hereof; providing penalties; and repealing inconsistent acts," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 2612), entitled "An act authorizing county commissioners of any county to hold in trust for the inhabitants and citizens of the county, any real estate and property appropriate for agriculture fairs or exhibits; and to lease the same, without expense or liability to the county, to any incorporated agriculture association to operate and conduct an annual fair within the county," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 2615), entitled "An act authorizing counties of the second class to provide for the issue and sale, during any fiscal year, of revenue bills which shall be negotiable and useable for the payment of taxes due for said year," absolutely.
The act, approved the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 2618), entitled "An act authorizing any county of the second class and any city in any such county in which the county seat is within the limits of such city, to agree upon the joint management and control of any or all city hospitals and institutions and any or all county hospitals and institutions within the county; and providing for the appointment of a board of managers and for professional staffs and employes, and for the apportionment of costs and expenses," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 205), entitled "An act authorizing counties of the second class to acquire property and erect thereon maintenance warehouses for roads, highways, bridges and tunnels, by purchase or the exercise of the right of eminent domain; providing for the acquiring of fee simple title thereto, and the issuance of bonds therefor," absolutely.
The act, approved the fifteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 359), entitled "An act relating to recognizances and official bonds of present and future sheriffs and coroners and to their sureties thereon; imposing the expense of corporate suretyships on such obligations upon the several counties and various duties upon the courts of common pleas and county officers thereof; authorizing the substitution of approved surety companies for individual or corporate sureties upon such obligations and the release of any surety upon any such recognizance by such court upon certain conditions; dispensing with sureties on such recognizances but providing for the acknowledgment, recording and indexing of same as liens on certain real estate; regulating such liens and releases therefrom; providing for refunds to sheriffs and coroners of certain premiums paid to sureties on their official bonds and recognizances; and repealing inconsistent laws, except as to existing claims or pending suits thereunder, subject to certain limitations," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-first day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 649), entitled "An act authorizing counties to convey or lease property, needed or convenient as a site for a county courthouse, to the General State Authority; to acquire additional property for such purposes; and to contract with and lease property from said Authority," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the twenty-eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred forty-one (Pamphlet Laws 519), entitled "An act relating to the bonds to be given by county officers, their deputies, clerks and assistants in counties of the second class, the amount and conditions thereof, the sureties for such bonds, the payment of the premiums therefor, and the recording and custody thereof," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-first day of May, one thousand nine hundred forty-three (Pamphlet Laws 563), entitled "An act authorizing counties of the second class to enter into contracts with any city within the county for the hospitalization of persons suffering from infectious diseases; and to make appropriations therefor," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred forty-three (Pamphlet Laws 793), entitled "An act authorizing counties of the second class to regulate the production of smoke from chimneys, smokestacks or other source, including provisions for the payment of inspection and certificates of compliance fees incident thereto; authorizing the expenditure of money for the employment of persons, and the acquisition of property for effectuating such regulations; and providing penalties for the violation thereof," absolutely.
The act, approved the third day of June, one thousand nine hundred forty-three (Pamphlet Laws 821), entitled "An act authorizing the county commissioners in each county of the second class to appoint a fire marshal and two assistant fire marshals, providing for the term of office and compensation of the persons so appointed, and prescribing their powers and duties; imposing certain additional duties upon county commissioners, policemen, constables, watchmen and other persons; authorizing the fire marshal or his assistants to enter upon properties to investigate various fire hazards and to order the removal or abatement of such hazards; conferring certain police powers upon the fire marshal and his assistants; repealing certain general, special and local legislation; and prescribing penalties," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand nine hundred forty-five (Pamphlet Laws 299), entitled "An act providing for the establishment in counties of the second class of the lot and block plan for the registration of land titles, for the accumulation of county tax liens, and for the enumeration of the parcels of real estate to be assessed for county, city, borough, township, school and institution district taxation; providing for the incurring of indebtedness for the installation thereof; and imposing duties upon the county controller and the deed registrar in each of such counties," absolutely.
The act, approved the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred forty-five (Pamphlet Laws 787), entitled "An act conferring upon counties of the second class, power to enter upon private property and open and maintain drainage channels along county roads or highways; and providing penalty for interference with such drains or ditches," absolutely.
The act, approved the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred forty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1144), entitled "An act relating to the annual salaries of certain county officers of counties of the second class," absolutely.
The act, approved the sixteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred fifty-one (Pamphlet Laws 300), entitled "An act authorizing counties of the second and fourth classes to establish fire training schools for the paid and volunteer firemen of municipalities within the county," as to counties of the second class.
The act, approved the eighteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred eighty-two (Pamphlet Laws 547), entitled "An act establishing the fees to be charged and collected by the clerk of courts in second, second class A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class counties and home rule counties," as to counties of the second class. (Par. added May 16, 1996, P.L.210, No.39)
Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.