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Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 11

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Title 11, CITIES

46 chapters · 482 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 11482 Ch 110, Council50 Ch 124, Corporate Powers48 Ch 143, Pensions41 Ch 129, Streets23 Ch 123, Public Health22 Ch 119, Contracts19 Ch 118, Accounts and Finances16 Ch 144, Civil Service15 Ch 109, City Officers and Employees12 Ch 127A, Nuisance Abatement12 Ch 102, Procedures for Incorporation11 Ch 104, Creation and Division of Wards11 Ch 114, City Treasurer11 Ch 126, Licenses and License Fees11

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11 Pa.C.S. § 10401 General power of council
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(a) Power.--In addition to reapportionment of wards under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 9 (relating to municipal reapportionment) and section 11 of Article IX of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, a council may, with or without a petition as provided under section 10401.1 (relating to petition o…
11 Pa.C.S. § 10401.1 Petition of registered voters
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(a) Initiation of proceedings.--Registered voters may petition council to initiate proceedings under section 10401 (relating to general power of council) to create new wards, divide a ward or wards or detach part of a ward and attach it to another ward as follows: (1) One hundred…
11 Pa.C.S. § 10403 Appointment of commission
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(a) Report and recommendation.--If council initiates proceedings under section 10401 (relating to general power of council), council shall appoint as commissioners five impartial registered voters who are residents of the city to make a report and recommendation concerning the ne…
11 Pa.C.S. § 10403.1 Expenses of commissioners
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Council must make an appropriation for reasonable expenses incurred by commissioners for service under this chapter. Each commissioner shall submit for approval an itemized account of the commissioner's expenses to the city controller.

11 Pa.C.S. § 10403.2 Report

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(a) Contents.-- (1) The commissioners appointed by council under section 10403(a) (relating to appointment of commission) shall examine the premises and prepare a report which shall include a draft of each ward affected by the proposed creation, division or detachment showing the…

11 Pa.C.S. § 10404 Election

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(a) Certification.--If, based upon the report under section 10403.2 (relating to report), council decides to proceed, council shall certify to the county board of elections the question of the creation, division or detachment of the ward to be submitted to the registered voters o…

11 Pa.C.S. § 10405 Notice of election and review of report

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(a) Publication.--A city must publish a notice of election in a newspaper of general circulation at least 15 days prior to the date that the question of approving the creation, division or detachment of a ward is to be presented at the specified general or municipal election. (b)…

11 Pa.C.S. § 10406 Election laws

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Each matter relating to the election at which the question of approving the creation, division or detachment of a ward or is to be presented to the voters shall be governed by the Pennsylvania Election Code.

11 Pa.C.S. § 10407 Voting procedures

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(a) Publication.--The county board of elections must tabulate and publish the results of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation within 30 days of the election. A certified copy of the results shall be placed on record with the minutes of council. (b) Positive vote.-…

11 Pa.C.S. § 10408 Change of ward lines by council

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If council determines during proceedings for the division or creation of a ward that any of the boundaries or divisions are uncertain, council must determine the relocation of the line to conform as nearly as possible to the previously determined boundary lines so that each ward …

11 Pa.C.S. § 10409 Pennsylvania Election Code

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Nothing under this chapter shall be construed as affecting the powers and duties of the court of common pleas or the county board of elections and restrictions on alteration of election districts as provided under Article V of the Pennsylvania Election Code.