Pennsylvania Act 1876-67 — FIRST CLASS CITIES - VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES

Act text

FIRST CLASS CITIES, VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES
                   Act of May 3, 1876, P.L. 99, No. 67                Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Regulating procedure for violation of ordinances of cities of
        the first class.

        Section 1.  Summary proceedings for violation of ordinances
        Any police officer or constable, upon view of the breach of
     any ordinance of any city of the first class, is authorized to
     forthwith arrest the person or persons so offending, without any
     process, and to take said person or persons forthwith before any
     police magistrate or alderman of said city, who shall thereupon
     require bail for the appearance of said person at a time to be
     fixed for the hearing of said charge, and in default of bail to
     commit for a hearing; and at said hearing the case shall be
     proceeded with as if the parties were appearing before said
     magistrate or alderman upon a summons duly issued and returned
     served, or if both parties desire it the case may be entered and
     determined by the magistrate or alderman in like manner, without
     requiring bail or further continuance. 1876, May 3, p.l. 99,
     sec. 1.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 4 of Act 49 of 2009 provided that
            section 1 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            constables.