38 chapters · 535 sections in this title.
16 Pa.C.S. § 301 Enumeration of counties
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The Commonwealth shall be divided into 67 named counties, as now established by law. The counties shall be Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawf…
16 Pa.C.S. § 310 Counties divided into nine classes
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For the purposes of legislation and the regulation of a county's affairs, counties of this Commonwealth, now in existence and counties to be created, shall be divided into nine classes as follows: (1) First class counties, having a population of at least 1,500,000 inhabitants. (2…
16 Pa.C.S. § 311 Ascertainment, certification and effect of change of class
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(a) Ascertainment.--The classification of counties shall be ascertained and fixed according to population by reference to the Federal decennial census under this section, less the number of individuals residing on lands that have been ceded to the United States. (b) Certification…