16 Pa.C.S. § 17308 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 173 / Section 17308
Provisions of bonds, trusts, indentures and mortgages.
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases and in order to secure the payment of the bonds and obligations, the authority, in addition to its other powers, shall have the power to:

(1) Pledge all or part of the gross or net revenues to which the authority's right then exists or may come into existence.

(2) Mortgage all or part of the authority's real or personal property.

(3) Covenant the following:

(i) Against pledging all or part of the authority's revenues or against mortgaging all or part of the authority's real or personal property or permitting or suffering a lien on the revenues or property.

(ii) With respect to limitations on the authority's right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property.

(iii) Other or additional debts or obligations incurred by the authority.

(4) Do the following:

(i) Covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of the bonds, in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds.

(ii) Provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds.

(iii) Covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest.

(iv) Redeem the bonds and to covenant for and provide the terms and conditions for redemption.

(5) Do the following:

(i) Covenant as to the amount and the use and disposition of revenues to be raised each year or other period of time by the authority.

(ii) Create or authorize the creation of special funds for debt service or other purposes.

(iii) Covenant as to the use and disposition of the money held in the funds for debt service or other purposes.

(6) Prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of a contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds, to which bondholders must consent, and the manner in which consent may be given.

(7) Do the following:

(i) Covenant as to the use of its real or personal property.

(ii) Warrant its title.

(iii) Covenant as to the maintenance and replacement of its real and personal property, the insurance to be carried on the property and the use and disposition of insurance money.

(8) Do the following:

(i) Covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition or obligation.

(ii) Covenant and prescribe in the event of default as to terms and conditions upon which authority bonds or obligations are due before maturity and as to the terms and conditions upon which a declaration and its consequences may be waived.

(9) Do the following:

(i) Vest in a trustee or bondholders or any proportion of the bondholders the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds and vest in a trustee the right in the event of a default by the authority to take possession and use, operate and manage any real property and collect the rents and revenues that arise from the real property and to dispose of the money collected in accordance with the agreement of the authority with the trustee.

(ii) Provide for the powers and duties of a trustee and limit the trustee's liabilities.

(iii) Provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or bondholders or any proportion of bondholders may enforce covenants or rights securing or relating to the bonds.

(10) Obtain letters of credit and bond insurance.

(11) Exercise all, any part or combination of the powers granted in this section.

(12) Make covenants other than and in addition to the covenants expressly authorized in this section.

(13) Make covenants and perform acts necessary, convenient or desirable in order to secure the authority's bonds or, in the absolute discretion of the authority, that will accomplish the purpose of this subchapter by making the bonds more marketable even if the covenants or acts may not be specifically enumerated in this section.
16 Pa.C.S. § 12706 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 127 / Section 12706
Appointment by Governor, duties of auditors and abolition of office of auditor.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointment.--If the office of controller is established in a county under section 12705 (relating to establishment of office of controller in counties of sixth, seventh and eighth classes), or by a change in class of the county not otherwise provided for by law, the Governor shall appoint a suitable individual to act as the controller of the county until a successor in office is duly elected and installed.

(b) Duties of auditors.--Upon the appointment of a controller under subsection (a), the county auditors in office at the time of the appointment shall proceed to audit all accounts as required by law and file a report of the audit with the controller no later than three months after the controller assumes office, whereupon, the office of county auditor shall be abolished and cease to exist in the county.
16 Pa.C.S. § 12901 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 129 / Section 12901
Election and vacancies.
Status: in_force

(a) Election.--In each county in which the office of controller has not been established, three county auditors shall be elected in 1955 and every four years thereafter. In the election of county auditors, each qualified elector shall vote for no more than two individuals. The three individuals with

the highest number of votes shall be elected to the office of county auditor.

(b) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the office of county auditors shall be filled, for the balance of the unexpired term, by the court of common pleas of the county, sitting en banc, appointing a successor who, at the time the vacating auditor assumed office, was a registered elector of the county and was a member of the same political party as the vacating auditor.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16908 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 169 / Section 16908
Borrowing money, bond issue and tax levy.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may borrow money and secure indebtedness for the purposes authorized under this chapter, in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. VII Subpt. B (relating to indebtedness and borrowing). Cross References. Section 16908 is referred to in section 16907 of this title.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13919 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 139 / Section 13919
Autopsy, inquest and records.
Status: in_force

(a) Autopsy.--If, after investigation, the coroner is unable to determine the cause and manner of death, the coroner shall perform or order an autopsy on the body.

(b) Inquest.--If the coroner is unable to determine the cause and manner of death following an autopsy, the coroner may conduct an inquest upon a view of the body as provided by law. At the inquest, the coroner shall have the following duties:

(1) Ascertain the cause of death.

(2) Determine if an individual other than the deceased was criminally responsible by act or neglect and the identity of the individual who may be responsible.

(3) Examine further evidence and witnesses regarding the cause of death.

(c) Recording.--The proceedings at the inquest shall be recorded, at the expense of the county, in a manner to be provided by the county commissioners.

(d) Retention and disposal.--

(1) The coroner may retain a deoxyribonucleic acid specimen for diagnostic, evidentiary or confirmatory purposes.

(2) Retained tissue, organs, blood, other bodily fluid, gas or another specimen from an autopsy are medical waste and shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws.

(e) Liability.--A coroner who, in good faith, orders or performs a medical examination or autopsy under statutory authority shall be immune from civil liability for damages for ordering or performing the examination or autopsy.
16 Pa.C.S. § 12707 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 127 / Section 12707
Expenses.
Status: in_force

The county controller and the county controller's deputy, clerks and auditors shall be allowed their expenses necessarily incurred and actually paid in the discharge of their official duties or in the performance of any service or duty imposed.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16503 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 165 / Section 16503
Fair, park and recreation boards.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may establish a fair board, park board or recreation board, which shall possess all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities of the county commissioners in the management, supervision, operation and maintenance of recreation places. A board shall consist of a minimum of five individuals and a maximum of nine individuals. The members of the boards shall be appointed by the county commissioners for a term to extend no longer than five years and the terms of the members shall be staggered so at least one expires annually. Members of the board shall serve without pay. Vacancies in the board occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired term and shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
16 Pa.C.S. § 12103 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 121 / Section 12103
Proceedings for recovery of penalties.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this part, if a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is imposed by this part, the proceeding for the recovery of the pecuniary penalty or forfeiture shall be by indictment in the court of common pleas or by civil action as debts of equivalent amount are by law recoverable. Magisterial district judges may not have jurisdiction of a suit or action for the recovery of a penalty imposed by this part for official misconduct. The suit or action, if brought in the court of common pleas, shall have preference for trial over all other actions.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16165 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 161 / Section 16165
Acquisition of additional land and equipment, furnishings, etc.
Status: in_force

In a county in which there is a memorial hall in honor of the soldiers, sailors or marines from the county, the county commissioners may acquire additional land adjoining the memorial hall to enhance and preserve the beauty and character of the memorial hall or equip, furnish, decorate and make additions to the memorial hall, or both.
16 Pa.C.S. § 15772 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 157 / Section 15772
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners of each county of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class shall have power to make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this part and not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the Department of Human Services, as may be deemed proper, convenient and necessary for the government of the county's institutions and to properly care for dependents.
16 Pa.C.S. § 17161 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 171 / Section 17161
Increase in rate of hotel tax in central county.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--The rate of the tax imposed under former section 1970.2 of the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, shall be increased by 2% to a rate of 7%, subject to adjustment under section 17154(i) (relating to referenda levying additional taxes), for the period provided in subsection (c). Following the end of the period provided in subsection (c), the tax shall be collected at the rate in effect immediately prior to June 18, 1997.

(b) Definitions.--Terms used in this section that are not otherwise defined in this part but are defined in former section 1970.2 of the Second Class County Code shall have the meanings ascribed to them in that section of that act.

(c) Tax rate increase.--The increased tax rate required under this section shall apply to and be collected only on rentals of a room or rooms to accommodate transients that occur during the period from September 1, 1997, through the earliest of:

(1) February 28, 1999, if the auditorium authority has not, in the period between June 18, 1997, and February 28, 1999, issued any bonds that are secured by the increased tax revenues to be collected under this subchapter and are for

the purpose of financing the costs of any of the activities described in subsection (d);

(2) the date on which all bonds issued by the auditorium authority that are secured by the increased tax revenues to be collected under this subchapter and are for the purpose of financing construction of the convention center have been retired in full; or

(3) August 31, 2027.

(d) Distribution of revenues.--The incremental additional revenues received from the tax increase under this section shall be distributed as follows:

(1) One-third of the additional tax revenues collected by hotels located within a municipality other than the central city that at the time receives revenues under former section 1970.2(b.1)(2) of the Second Class County Code shall be returned to that municipality and otherwise handled in the same fashion as if the incremental additional revenues returned to the municipality under this paragraph were part of the base revenues disbursed to it under that section.

(2) All other incremental additional revenues shall be deposited by the treasurer of the central county with the treasurer of the auditorium authority who shall deposit the revenue in a special fund to be used solely for:

(i) Project design and property acquisition in connection with construction of a convention center until the cost of the project design and property acquisition have been completely paid or full funding has been committed.

(ii) Following completion of the project design and property acquisition under subparagraph (i), the costs of constructing the convention center.

(e) Approval.--Money may not be disbursed under subsection

(d)(2)(i) for project design purposes without the approval of the design commission established under section 17162 (relating to Southwestern Pennsylvania Convention Center Design Commission). Cross References. Section 17161 is referred to in sections 17154, 17162 of this title.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16755 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 167 / Section 16755
Construction of bridge over ravine or valley.
Status: in_force

If different parts of any municipality or any two municipalities are separated by an intervening valley or ravine, and the county commissioners in which the municipality or municipalities are located decide it is necessary that a public bridge be constructed, the county may contract with the municipality or municipalities for the laying out and construction of the bridge by the municipality or municipalities, and may pay to the municipality or municipalities the portion of the cost as the county commissioners deem reasonable.
16 Pa.C.S. § 14977 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 149 / Section 14977
Banks authorized to receive taxes in counties of the second class A.
Status: in_force

(a) Scope of section.--This section applies to counties of the second class A.

(b) Designation.--The county commissioners, the county treasurer and the county controller may designate any bank, savings bank, bank and trust company, trust company or national banking association, located within the county as a deputy county tax collector for the sole purpose of receiving and receipting for county taxes paid to the deputy county tax collector at the collector's place of business.

(c) Immunity.--The county tax collector shall not be held responsible for losses occasioned by the failure of an institution, for money received by it as a deputy county tax collector.

(d) Security.--Before entering upon the duties of receiving and receipting for taxes, an institution shall post security in an amount as determined by the county commissioners, the county treasurer and the county controller, to ensure the faithful performance of duties and the remission of taxes and money received.

(e) Functions.--A deputy county tax collector shall, within five days after the last day of each calendar month, transmit to the county tax collector all money received by it as the deputy during the preceding month. The payment shall be accompanied by an itemized statement identifying:

(1) the tax paid;

(2) the date of payment; and

(3) the payor.

(f) Compensation and expenses.--A deputy tax collector:

(1) Shall not be allowed compensation or commission for acting as a deputy tax collector.

(2) Shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in transmitting money and records of payments to the county tax collector.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16159 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 161 / Section 16159
Existing buildings.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may acquire by any lawful means any real property which can be altered and improved so as to be made suitable for a memorial hall.
16 Pa.C.S. § 15780 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 157 / Section 15780
Attendance at training courses and conferences.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may approve for county health, human services or probation personnel to attend the following at the county's expense:

(1) Appropriate training courses.

(2) National or State conferences in the health, welfare or correctional fields.

(b) Account of expenses.--Each individual attending a training course or conference shall submit an itemized account of expenses related to the event under section 12346 (relating to associations and organizations concerned with governmental affairs).
16 Pa.C.S. § 13925 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 139 / Section 13925
Cooperation with other counties.
Status: in_force

If one or more coroners deem it necessary to establish a facility for conducting forensic testing and autopsies, a county may establish and operate the facility.
16 Pa.C.S. § 14341 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 143 / Section 14341
Appointment of special detective with approval of court.
Status: in_force

If the court of common pleas and district attorney deem it necessary for a particular and temporary assignment, the district attorney of a county, with the approval of the county salary board, may appoint a special detective, whose duty it shall be to assist in obtaining evidence as directed by the district attorney for the Commonwealth and to perform other duties as the court may direct. The special detective shall be:

(1) Allowed expenses necessarily and actually incurred in the performance of duties.

(2) A general police officer and have all the powers that are conferred on constables under the existing laws of this Commonwealth relating to crimes or criminal procedure.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16101.1 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 161 / Section 16101.1
Days and hours of courthouse and offices.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners shall determine when the county courthouse and all county offices located elsewhere shall be open.
16 Pa.C.S. § 17131 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 171 / Section 17131
Authority established.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--A body corporate and politic to be known as the Regional Renaissance Authority is established as a special purpose areawide unit of local government under section 7 of Article IX of the Constitution of Pennsylvania exercising powers as a unit of local government under this chapter and having territorial limits that encompass the geographic areas of the participating counties. The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this chapter is the performance of an essential public function.

(b) Time.--The authority shall be established at the time set forth in section 17154(e) (relating to referenda levying additional taxes). Once established, the authority shall continue in existence perpetually.

(c) Sovereign immunity.--The following apply:

(1) The authority and its board members, officers and employees shall have sovereign immunity as provided in 1 Pa.C.S. § 2310 (relating to sovereign immunity reaffirmed; specific waiver).

(2) The authority and its board members, officers and employees shall remain immune from suit except as provided by and subject to 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 85 Subchs. A (relating to general provisions) and B (relating to actions against Commonwealth parties).

(3) Notwithstanding 42 Pa.C.S. § 8525 (relating to legal assistance), the authority, through its legal counsel, shall defend actions brought against the authority or its board members, officers and employees when acting within the scope of their official duties.

(d) Liability.--Members of the board may not be held personally liable for the bonds or other obligations of the authority, and the rights of creditors shall be solely against the authority. Cross References. Section 17131 is referred to in sections 17113, 17154 of this title.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13715 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 137 / Section 13715
Not to exercise office until commission granted and recorded and penalty.
Status: in_force

An individual elected or appointed to the office of sheriff may not execute any of the duties of office before a commission is duly granted to the sheriff by the Governor and properly recorded, under a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court of common pleas. The individual elected or appointed to the office of sheriff shall be liable to a person injured by acts done by the sheriff under the purview of the office of sheriff.
16 Pa.C.S. § 12101 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 121 / Section 12101
Scope of part.
Status: in_force

Except where otherwise specifically provided, this part applies to each county of the second class A and third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class.
16 Pa.C.S. § 17320 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 173 / Section 17320
Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

The effectuation of the authorized purposes of an authority shall be in all respects for the benefit of the residents of this Commonwealth, for the increase of commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of health and living conditions. Since an authority, as a public instrumentality of the Commonwealth, performs essential governmental functions in effectuating these purposes, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon a convention center, or part of a convention center, or property acquired or used or permitted to be used by them for these purposes. The bonds issued by an authority, their transfer and the income from the bonds, including any profits made on the sale of the bonds, shall be free from State and local taxation within this Commonwealth. This exemption may not extend to gift, estate, succession or inheritance taxes or any other taxes not levied directly on the bonds, the transfer or the income from the bond, or the realization of profits on the sale of the bonds.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13703 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 137 / Section 13703
Chief deputy and petition.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointment.--The sheriff of each county shall appoint, by commission duly recorded in the office for recording deeds, a chief deputy. The chief deputy's appointment shall be revocable by the sheriff by a signed revocation recorded in the office for recording deeds. The chief deputy, during continuance in office, may perform any duty incumbent upon the sheriff, which shall have the effect in law as if the duty had been done by the sheriff in person, regardless of the ability or temporary disability of the sheriff to act, while the sheriff continues in office. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve the sheriff or the sheriff's sureties from liability upon the official bond of the sheriff or the sheriff's sureties.

(b) Petition.--If, during a vacancy in the office of sheriff the duties of the office cannot be discharged in accordance with section 13713 (relating to chief deputy sheriff to act as sheriff in case of vacancy) or any other law, the ranking deputy of the office shall petition the court of common pleas to authorize a deputy to perform any duty incumbent upon the sheriff. Upon a finding that no other individual has the legal capacity to discharge the duty, the court shall authorize the deputy to perform the duty during the vacancy as if the official act had been done by the sheriff.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16161 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 161 / Section 16161
Maintenance of hall.
Status: in_force

A county memorial hall shall be the property of and shall be maintained at the expense of the county.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16970 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 169 / Section 16970
Purchase and rental of road equipment to municipal corporations.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may purchase equipment for the preparation of road material and the construction and maintenance of roads as the county commissioners deem necessary and pay for the equipment out of the general funds of the county. Equipment may be rented by the county commissioners to any of the municipal corporations within the county applying for equipment rental, under regulations and at rentals as the county commissioners shall prescribe and fix. All equipment purchased under the provisions of this section shall be operated only by persons employed for that purpose by and under the direct supervision of the county commissioners.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13304 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 133 / Section 13304
Assistant county solicitors.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointment.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the county commissioners may appoint one or more assistant county solicitors or special counsel. The assistant county solicitors or special counsel shall be attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this Commonwealth. The assistant county solicitors and special counsel shall perform duties in connection with the legal affairs of the county as may be assigned by the county commissioners or the county solicitor.

(b) Authorization.--In counties of the second class A, the county solicitor shall have the authority to appoint assistant county solicitors and special counsel under subsection (a), subject to the approval of the county commissioners.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13935 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 139 / Section 13935
Records.
Status: in_force

In counties of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes, every coroner, within 30 days after the end of each year, shall deposit all official records and papers for the preceding year in the office of the prothonotary for the inspection of interested members of the public.
16 Pa.C.S. § 12105 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 121 / Section 12105
Publication of legal notices.
Status: in_force

(a) Publication.--

(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), if advertisement, notice or publication is required to be published in one newspaper, the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation as defined in 45 Pa.C.S. § 101 (relating to definitions) printed in the county.

(2) If the matter in connection with which the advertising under paragraph (1) is being done affects only a political subdivision, the advertisement shall be published in a newspaper printed in the political subdivision, if there is a newspaper, and, if not, in a newspaper circulating generally in the political subdivision.

(3) If notice is required to be published in more than one newspaper, notice shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation printed, if there is a newspaper, or circulating generally in the county, as provided under this subsection.

(b) Legal newspaper.--If a notice under subsection (a) relates to a proceeding or matter in a court, the holding of an election for the increase of indebtedness or the issue and sale of bonds to be paid by taxation, the notice shall also be published in the legal newspaper, if any, designated by the rules of court of the proper county for the publication of legal notices and advertisement, unless the publication is dispensed with by special order of court. Each ordinance, auditor report, controller report or advertisement, inviting proposal for public contract and bid for materials and supplies shall be published only in newspapers of general circulation.
16 Pa.C.S. § 15399l — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 153 / Section 15399l
Lot and block system.
Status: in_force

A county of the second class A which, on December 24, 2018, has adopted and maintains a lot and block system for the registration of land titles, for the accumulation of county tax liens and for the enumeration of the parcels of real estate for the assessment of real estate taxes in one or more political subdivisions of the county may continue to operate a lot and block system until the board of commissioners deem appropriate. Cross References. Section 15399l is referred to in section 15399m of this title.
16 Pa.C.S. § 15328 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 153 / Section 15328
County history.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners, either independently or in connection with any other municipality within the county or a society or organization, may appropriate money for the compilation of a county war history or any general history or historical account related to the historical records and government of the county and for publication and distribution.
16 Pa.C.S. § 17334 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 173 / Section 17334
Authority creation.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--The following shall apply:

(1) The governing bodies of a third class county and the political subdivision constituting the county seat or the county acting alone may create a body corporate and politic to be named the ....... County Convention Center Authority to be created as a public authority and government instrumentality to have continuing succession until its existence shall be terminated by law.

(2) If any part of the convention center facilities constructed by an authority created under this subchapter shall be located within the jurisdictional limits of the county seat of the county, the authority shall be a joint authority of the county and the county seat. If the convention center facilities of an authority are located entirely outside the jurisdictional limits of the county seat of the county, the authority may be created solely by the county.

(3) The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this subchapter is declared to be an essential public function.

(b) Adoption.--An authority shall be created by an ordinance or equivalent enactment, adopted by the county or, for a joint authority, ordinances or equivalent enactments, adopted by the county and the county seat providing that an authority is created under this subchapter and specifying the articles of incorporation of the authority. The articles of incorporation shall be filed by the county with the Secretary of the

Commonwealth, who shall issue a certificate of incorporation to the authority. The authority shall be deemed to come into existence on the later of the following dates:

(1) the date on which the ordinance is enacted, or, for a joint authority, on the date that the second ordinance is enacted; or

(2) a later date as may be specified in the articles of incorporation.

(c) Amendment.--Articles of incorporation of an authority may only be amended in the manner specified above for the adoption of articles of incorporation and may not:

(1) impair the rights or security of any creditors of the authority or any party contracting with the authority; or

(2) be inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16703 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 167 / Section 16703
Acquisition of real property.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may purchase, in accordance with this part, accept by gift or acquire by the power of eminent domain real property devoted to private or public use in the manner provided by law.
16 Pa.C.S. § 16958 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 169 / Section 16958
Improvements.
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners may widen, repave or otherwise improve municipal streets if necessary to accomplish any of the purposes of sections 16956 (relating to municipal streets connecting two ends of county road) and 16957 (relating to municipal streets as terminus of county road). If the improvement is made to a municipal street, the county may pay the total cost of the improvement or the cost may be divided between or among the municipal corporations and the county.
16 Pa.C.S. § 103 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 103
Excluded provisions.
Status: in_force

This title does not include any provisions of, and may not be construed to repeal:

(1)
16 Pa.C.S. § 16177 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 161 / Section 16177
Maintenance of childrens' homes.
Status: in_force

If a property has been given or granted to a county for a childrens' home and a home is established, the county may appropriate money for the support and maintenance of orphans and children and for the payment of the salary of the superintendent and assistants.
16 Pa.C.S. § 15355 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 153 / Section 15355
Drilling gas wells and laying gas lines.
Status: in_force

(a) Contracts.--For the purpose of furnishing gas for light and fuel to the county buildings and for other purposes, the county commissioners may contract for:

(1) The drilling of gas wells upon lands owned by the county.

(2) The laying of gas lines equipped with modern appliances and machinery as may be necessary.

(b) Procedure.--Contracts under this section, including contracts for the building of rigs or derricks and the purchase of machinery, shall be made by the county commissioners in the manner provided for in Chapter 151 (relating to contracts).
16 Pa.C.S. § 16175 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 161 / Section 16175
Management and control of orphans' home.
Status: in_force

An orphans' home shall be under the management and control of the county commissioners. The county commissioners may appoint a superintendent and assistants as necessary to properly conduct the affairs of the home.
16 Pa.C.S. § 14995 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 149 / Section 14995
Investment of sinking fund money.
Status: in_force

The sinking fund commission shall have the power to invest county sinking funds as authorized by the former act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.781, No.185), known as the Local Government Unit Debt Act, and liquidate the investment, in whole or in part, by disposing of securities or withdrawing money on deposit. Any action taken to make or to liquidate any investment shall be made by the commission.
16 Pa.C.S. § 14903 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 149 / Section 14903
Accounts of officers.
Status: in_force

(a) Furnishing information.--If requested by the county commissioners, the controller shall furnish a detailed account of an officer or other individual having in that individual's possession or under that individual's control money belonging to the county and shall, during regular office hours, give information regarding the accounts to a taxpayer of the county demanding the information.

(b) Information regarding financial institutions.--

(1) The controller shall have the power and authority to require each and every county officer to make a quarterly statement with respect to money in the officer's possession or control as a county officer, showing the amount of cash on hand and the amount deposited in banks, banking institutions and trust companies, together with the names of the institutions.

(2) The controller shall have power to examine every account under paragraph (1) of each and every county officer in any bank, banking institution or trust company to verify the accuracy of the statement of the county officer.

(3) Each bank, banking institution or trust company, its officers and agents shall furnish full information to the controller in relation to the account of the county officer.

(4) No bank, banking institution or trust company, its officers or agents shall be subject to prosecution under other laws of this Commonwealth for disclosing any information under paragraph (3) with respect to an account of a county officer.
16 Pa.C.S. § 15765 — PA Code / Title 16 / Chapter 157 / Section 15765
Referral by Department of Human Services.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners of counties of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class may care for a dependent or other indigent individual in the county who is referred to the county commissioners by the Department of Human Services or by a local board under the supervision of the Department of Human Services.