Pennsylvania Act 1887-115 — COUNTIES, PERMITTED TO DEDUCT COMMISSIONS FROM TAXES

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COUNTIES, PERMITTED TO DEDUCT COMMISSIONS FROM TAXES
                  Act of May 23, 1887, P.L. 178, No. 115              Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing county treasurers to charge and deduct commissions
        from school, road and all other municipal taxes collected and
        paid over by them to the proper authorities.

        WHEREAS, It has heretofore been the custom, in all or many of
     the counties of this Commonwealth, for county treasurers to
     charge and deduct commissions from school, road and other
     municipal taxes collected by them;
        AND WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to their legal right so to
     do; therefore,

        Section 1.  Commissions on school, road and other taxes
        From and after the passage of this act it shall be lawful for
     the several County Treasurers in this Commonwealth, hereafter
     elected or appointed, to charge and deduct from school, road and
     all other municipal taxes, collected and paid over to the proper
     authorities by them, the same rate per centum, as compensation,
     as hereafter may be legally allowed them for the collection and
     disbursement of county taxes: Provided, That such rate shall in
     no case exceed five per centum of the whole amount so collected
     and paid over.  1887, May 23, P.L. 178, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Auditing of taxes
        The accounts of county treasurers for taxes mentioned in the
     first section of this act, collected by them, shall be audited
     and settled by the county auditors at the same time and in the
     same manner as is now provided by law for the audit and
     settlement of county taxes collected by county treasurers.
     1887, May 23, P.L. 178, Sec. 2.