Pennsylvania Act 1951-456 — AUTHORIZING SECOND CLASS CITY COUNCILS TO SET SALARIES

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AUTHORIZING SECOND CLASS CITY COUNCILS TO SET SALARIES
                 Act of Dec. 22, 1951, P.L. 1715, No. 456             Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing council of cities of the second class to fix the
        salaries of the mayor and the council members of such cities
        and to provide for the assessment and retention of fines for
        absence of councilmen from meetings.

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

        Section 1.  The salary of the mayor of cities of the second
     class of this Commonwealth shall be fixed by the council of said
     cities, which salary shall not be increased or diminished during
     the term for which he shall have been elected.
        (1 amended Sept. 21, 1965, P.L.537, No.276)
        Section 2.  Councilmen of cities of the second class of this
     Commonwealth shall receive for their services during their term
     of service salaries, payable in semi-monthly installments.
     Councils shall, by the ordinance fixing such salaries, provide
     for the assessment and retention therefrom of reasonable fines
     for absence from regular or special meetings of council or
     councilmanic committee.
        (2 amended Sept. 21, 1965, P.L.536, No.275)
        Section 3.  Section four of Article XIV of the act, approved
     the seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred one
     (Pamphlet Laws 20), entitled "An act for the government of
     cities of the second class," and its amendments, is hereby
     repealed.
        The act, approved the seventh day of April, one thousand nine
     hundred twenty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 163), entitled "An act
     authorizing council of cities of the second class to fix the
     salary of the mayor of said cities, and providing the maximum
     amount thereof," is hereby repealed.
        Section 4.  This act shall be applicable to all of the
     officers named herein who shall begin a term of office on or
     after the first Monday of January, one thousand nine hundred and
     fifty-two.