Pennsylvania Act 1935-36 — FIREMEN, PRESCRIBED HOURS OF REST

Act text

FIREMEN, PRESCRIBED HOURS OF REST
                  Act of Apr. 25, 1935, P.L. 82, No. 36               Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Requiring certain cities to allow members of the fire
        departments twenty-four consecutive hours of rest each week
        and fourteen days vacation each year, except in emergency
        cases.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 2 of Act 31 of 1937 provided that
            Act 36 is repealed insofar as it relates to cities of the
            third class.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That any city, except cities
     of the first class and second class A, having fire departments
     shall allow and permit every member of such fire departments to
     have at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every
     calendar week, except in emergency cases for the suppression of
     riots or tumults, or the preservation of the public peace in
     times of war, riot, conflagration, or public celebrations, and
     to have an annual vacation of not less than fourteen days
     without diminution of the salary or compensation fixed by
     ordinance or resolution of such city.
        This act shall become effective immediately upon its final
     enactment.