Pennsylvania Act 1925-185 — DISTRIBUTING MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES

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DISTRIBUTING MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES
                 Act of Apr. 27, 1925, P.L. 324, No. 185              Cl. 72
                                  AN ACT

     For the distribution by the Commonwealth and counties to
        townships and school districts of moneys received from the
        United States from Forest Reserves within the Commonwealth.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That all moneys heretofore or
     hereafter paid to the Commonwealth by the Secretary of the
     Treasury of the United States under the provisions of the
     aforesaid act shall be paid by warrant of the Auditor General on
     the State Treasurer to the treasurers of the several counties in
     which the forest reserve is situated, in the proportion that the
     area of said reserve in the respective counties bears to the
     area of the reserve within the Commonwealth.
        Section 2.  Unless the electors of a township have approved
     by affirmative vote the alternative basis for distribution of
     such money as provided in section 3 of this act, upon the
     receipt of such moneys by the county treasurer, three-fourths
     thereof shall be set apart for the benefit of the public schools
     and the remaining one-fourth thereof for the benefit of the
     public roads of the townships of the county in which any part of
     said reserve is situated; and the said moneys shall be paid by
     warrant of the county commissioners to the treasurers of the
     several school districts and townships in which the forest
     reserve is situated, in the proportion that the area of said
     reserve in the respective school districts or townships bears to
     the area of the reserve within the county.
        (2 amended Sept. 11, 1959, P.L.876, No.350)
        Section 3.  Upon presentation of a petition to the board of
     supervisors or board of commissioners of a township, signed by
     at least twenty per centum (20%) of the registered electors of
     such township, requesting that a question be placed on the
     ballot to determine whether the electorate of such township
     desire to have one-half of such moneys set apart for the benefit
     of the public schools and one-half for the benefit of the public
     roads of the township in lieu of the basis for distribution
     provided in section 2 of this act, such board of supervisors or
     board of commissioners shall, by resolution duly adopted,
     petition the county board of elections of the county in which
     the township is situated to have such question submitted to the
     electors of the township. The county board of elections shall
     cause such question to be placed on the ballots or on the voting
     machines and submitted to the electors of the township at the
     first primary or November election occurring at least sixty days
     thereafter in the manner provided by the election laws of the
     Commonwealth. If a majority of the persons voting on such
     question vote "yes", then one-half of such moneys shall be set
     apart for public schools and one-half for public roads of such
     township, but that amount of such money representing the one-
     fourth increase for the benefit of public roads of such township
     shall only be expended for highway projects which will be of
     benefit to public schools. If a majority of the persons voting
     on the question vote "no," such moneys shall continue to be set
     apart on the basis provided in section 2 of this act. The same
     question shall not be voted upon again prior to an election
     occurring at least five years thereafter.
        (3 added Sept. 11, 1959, P.L.876, No.350)