Pennsylvania Act 1925-223 — MEMORIALS, MAINTENANCE OF

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MEMORIALS, MAINTENANCE OF
                 Act of Apr. 30, 1925, P.L. 371, No. 223              Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the care and maintenance by cities, boroughs,
        incorporated towns, and townships of any soldiers' monument,
        gun, or carriage or other similar memorial, where there is no
        person, body, or organization in existence to care for and
        maintain the said memorials.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 2101(33) of Act 69 of 1933 provided
            that Act 223 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            townships of the second class.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 3501 of Act 331 of 1931 provided
            that Act 223 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            townships of the first class.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 4701 of Act 317 of 1931 provided
            that Act 223 is repealed insofar as it relates to third
            class cities.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 3301 of Act 336 of 1927 provided
            that Act 223 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            boroughs.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That where there has been
     erected a soldiers' monument, gun, or carriage or other similar
     memorials in any city, borough, township, or incorporated town
     within this Commonwealth, and there is not in existence any
     person, body, or organization to care for and to take charge of
     and maintain the same, it shall be the duty of the corporate
     authorities at the expense of the respective city, borough,
     township, or incorporated town wherein any of the said memorials
     are situate, to take charge of, care for, and maintain and keep
     in good order and repair the said memorials, or any of them, for
     all time to come.
        Section 2.  The corporate authorities of any township under
     this act shall be the township supervisors or township
     commissioners.
        Section 3.  Any person or organization having charge or under
     its control any moneys or funds which can be used for the proper
     maintenance of any of the said memorials may turn over to the
     proper corporate authorities the same, to be used in the manner
     aforesaid.
        Section 4.  This act shall not apply to or affect any of the
     memorials aforesaid which have been erected, put up, or placed
     in any of the places aforesaid by the Government of the United
     States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by the commissioners
     of any county or by the direction or authority of any other
     State in the Union.