Pennsylvania Act 1937-62 — TREASURERS, FIRST CLASS COUNTIES

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TREASURERS, FIRST CLASS COUNTIES
                  Act of Apr. 8, 1937, P.L. 256, No. 62               Cl. 16
                                  AN ACT

     Relating to counties of the first class, and the duties of the
        treasurers thereof in connection with the collection of
        certain taxes, fees, license taxes, and license fees payable
        to the Commonwealth, and making provision for the disposition
        of the compensation therefor heretofore received by such
        treasurers.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That county treasurers in
     counties of the first class, from and after the effective date
     of this act, shall cease to be agents of the Commonwealth, any
     other provision of any act of Assembly to the contrary
     notwithstanding, for the collection of mercantile license taxes,
     auctioneers', brokers', agents', and factors' license taxes,
     license fees payable by persons keeping for profit shooting
     galleries, shuffleboard rooms, billiard or poolrooms, bowling
     alleys, and similar alleys, and places by the owners or lessees
     of places of amusement, by hawkers and peddlers, by owners of
     dogs, by persons operating or keeping kennels, by applicants for
     fishing licenses, hunters' licenses, and all other taxes or fees
     payable to the Commonwealth which it is now their duty to
     collect, but in all other respects such treasurers shall
     continue to collect such taxes, fees, license taxes, and license
     fees as heretofore, and to exercise all of the powers now
     conferred upon them by law.
        Section 2.  All fees and commissions heretofore retained by
     county treasurers in counties of the first class for their own
     use for services performed by them, as agent of the Commonwealth
     in collecting the taxes, fees, license taxes, and license fees
     set forth in section one hereof, shall, after the effective date
     of this act, be paid into the treasuries of their respective
     counties at the times such treasurers are required by law to
     make return of such taxes, fees, license taxes, and license fees
     to the Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
        Section 3.  All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith
     are hereby repealed.
        Section 4.  This act shall become effective immediately upon
     its final enactment.