The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
To Charge Special Town Laws.

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which Bloomsburg is incorporated. It'll
is entitled an act to enable towns.
boroughs and municipalities heretofore :
chartered by special act of asse mbly ,
to surrender their charters and be- ,
come subject to the provisions of the
general borough laws.
SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Sc
nate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and i, is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same that whenever majority OF the
voters or electors of any town, Dor
ough or other municipality heretofore
incorporated by special act of the
legislature shall vote in favor of ex-
changing their special charter for a
charter under and subject to the pro-
visions OF the general borough laws
and supplements thereto said town,
borough or municipality shall be chart.
cred under said general borough laws
by the court of quarter sessions Of the |
peace of the county in which said |
town borough or other municipality
may be situated
SEC. 2. Whenever the corporate
authorities of any such town, borough
or other municipality shall by resolu-
ton thereof duly passed and recorded
among the minutes thereof determine
to hold an election upon the question
of becoming subject to the provisions
of the general borough laws, they shall
give notice thereof during at least tour
weeks Immediately prior to the next
general election it shall be the duty of
the judges and inspectors of elections
within said town, borough, or other
municipality to receive tickets written
or printed from the electors therein
qualified to vote by the Constitution
Of this State, labelled on the outside
General Borough Charter" and con-
tanning on the inside the words "For"
and Against" and to deposit said
tickets in box to be provided for the
purpose and the electors in voting
said tickets shall cross out either the
word "For'' or the word Against" and
the ticket shall be counted in favor of
the proposition not crossed out. The
tickets SO received shall be counted
and return thereof made to the
clerk Of the Court of quarter sessions
OF the peace Of the proper county, and
in receiving and counting and in
making returns of the votes cast the
judges, inspectors and clerks of the
said election shall be governed by the
laws of this Commonwealth, regulating
general elections and all voters, judges
and clerks voting at and in attendance
upon the elections to be held under
the provisions Of this act, shall be sub
ject to the penalties imposed by the
election laws Of this Commonwealth.
SEC. 3. Whenever by the returns
of the elections i'll any town, borough
or municipality aforesaid, it shall ap-
pear that there is majority against a
general borough charter, no further
proceedings shall be had and the re
suit thereof shall be certified to the
authorities Of said town, borough, Oh
other municipality and shall be re
corded on the minutes of their pro
ceedings upon that question in tina,
town, borough, or other municipality
for three years thereafter If it shall
appear by the said returns that there
is a majority in favor of general Dor
ough charter the said court of quarte
sess ons of the peace of the proper
county shall issue its order and decre'
setting forth that said town, borough
Or other municipality heretofore in
corporated by special act Of the LIE
gislature naming SAID special act shal
be body corporate and polite by tn
name of the borough subject to, ant
under the general borough laws of tn
Commonwealth, and thereafter tn
said borough shall be govern
ed by and subject to all the provision
of said general borough laws and no
subject to the provisions Of the specia
act or acts in the same manner as
originally incorporated under the ger
eral borough laws.
Sec. 4. All the property and e:
tates whatsoeverrca and personal c
the town, borough and municipalit
which shall have thus become subjec
to the provisions Of the general boz
ough laws are hereby severally an
respectively vested in the corporatio
or body polite of said borough its SUE
cessor by the name style and It'll
aforesaid to and for the use and benz
fit of the citizens thereof forever an
until the corporation Of the said bo
ough shall be duly organized unds
this act the charter of the said tow
borough or municipality under sal
special act shall continue in full fore
and operation and all officers unde
the same shall hold their Offices unit