Pennsylvania Act 1947-63 — AUTHORIZING CITIES TO ENACT ANTI-SMOKING ORDINANCES

Act text

AUTHORIZING CITIES TO ENACT ANTI-SMOKING ORDINANCES
                   Act of May 2, 1947, P.L. 149, No. 63               Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing cities to enact ordinances prohibiting smoking or
        the carrying of lighted cigarettes, cigars, pipes or matches
        or using matches or other fire producing devices in certain
        retail stores within such cities and to provide penalties
        therefor.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 4701 of Act 164 of 1951 provided
            that Act 63 is repealed insofar as it relates to third
            class cities.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  City councils in cities of the first, second or
     third class are hereby authorized and empowered to enact
     ordinances prohibiting the smoking or carrying of lighted
     cigarettes, cigars, pipes or matches, and the use of matches or
     fire producing devices in retail stores arranged to accommodate
     three hundred persons or more, or which employ twenty-five or
     more employes: Provided, That any such ordinance, passed under
     the provisions of this act, shall not prohibit smoking in any
     restaurant room, rest room, beauty parlor, executive office or
     any room designated for smoking in such store.
        Such ordinances may also provide penalties for violation
     thereof.