Pennsylvania Act 1963-310 — IMPOSING REALTY TAX FOR SCHOOLS IN FIRST CLASS SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Act text

IMPOSING REALTY TAX FOR SCHOOLS IN FIRST CLASS SCHOOL DISTRICT
                  Act of Aug. 8, 1963, P.L. 592, No. 310              Cl. 24
       (Act reenacted and amended Sept. 10, 1965, P.L.512, No.259)

                                  AN ACT

     To impose an additional tax on real estate for public school
        purposes in school districts of the first class for general
        public school purposes.

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

        Section 1.  The Board of Public Education in school districts
     of the first class shall levy for each year, on or after the
     second Monday of November and before the first Monday of
     December next following, an additional tax on each dollar of the
     total assessment of all real property assessed and certified for
     taxation in said district at the rate of three quarters of one
     mill (.00075).
        Section 2.  The taxes and penalties collected under the
     provisions of this act shall be used by such school district for
     general public school purposes.
        Section 3.  The tax authorized to be levied under the
     provisions of this act shall be in addition to any other taxes
     any school district of the first class is empowered to levy and
     collect under any existing laws.
        Section 4.  The taxes which are levied under the provisions
     of this act shall be collected at the same time in the same
     manner with like authority and subject to the same discounts and
     penalties as other real estate taxes for school purposes in
     school districts of the first class are collected.
        Section 5.  This act shall become effective immediately upon
     final enactment.