Pennsylvania Act 1927-20 — PUBLIC WHARF, USE BY CITIES

Act text

PUBLIC WHARF, USE BY CITIES
                  Act of Mar. 17, 1927, P.L. 41, No. 20               Cl. 74
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing cities to use, for any public purposes whatsoever,
        any public landing, or public wharf, or part thereof, within
        their respective limits, fronting on any navigable river and
        found unnecessary for such purposes, any limitation of use
        thereof by the municipality arising from donation,
        dedication, appropriation, statute, or otherwise, to the
        contrary notwithstanding; and vesting said cities with the
        power of eminent domain for such purposes.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 4701 of Act 317 of 1931 provided
            that Act 20 is repealed insofar as it relates to third
            class cities.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That whenever the corporate
     authorities of any city of this Commonwealth shall find, and by
     ordinance declare, that any public landing, or public wharf, or
     part thereof, fronting on any navigable river and lying within
     its limits, has become unnecessary for use for public landing or
     public wharf purposes, such city shall have the right to take,
     enter upon, and occupy for use for any other public purposes
     whatsoever, the public landing, or public wharf, or part
     thereof, so found unnecessary for such purposes, any limitation
     of use thereof by the municipality arising from donation,
     dedication, appropriation, statute, or otherwise, to the
     contrary notwithstanding.
        Section 2.  All cities are vested with the right of eminent
     domain for the purpose of appropriating for such general public
     uses all such public landings or public wharves or parts thereof
     so found unnecessary for such purposes, together with any
     easements, property and property rights connected therewith.