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8 PA Cons Stat § 216 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 216 - Exceptions

§ 216. Exceptions.  If exceptions are filed to the report under section 214(c) (relating to judicial adjustment), the court shall dispose of the exceptions and shall enter its decree confirming or modifying the award.
8 PA Cons Stat § 217 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 217 - Compensation, expenses and costs

§ 217. Compensation, expenses and costs.  The commissioners under section 214(b) (relating to judicial adjustment) shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by the court. The costs of the proceedings, including the compensation and expenses of the commissioners, shall be apportioned by the court between the borough and township.
8 PA Cons Stat § 218 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 218 - Territory located in multiple counties

§ 218. Territory located in multiple counties.  If territory included within the limits of a newly incorporated borough is located in at least two counties, the court of common pleas of the county where the larger part of the territory of the borough is located shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the proceedings to adjust and apportion the indebtedness between the borough and township.
8 PA Cons Stat § 219 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 219 - Bond issues and taxation

§ 219. Bond issues and taxation.  In any proceeding to adjust and apportion indebtedness, the township or the borough shall have power to issue and deliver to the borough or township interest-bearing bonds in liquidation of the indebtedness ascertained, to be its proportionate share payable, if the bonds are acceptable to the borough or township or townships entitled to receive the bonds. The court may make necessary orders for the collection and payment by the township or townships or borough of the amount needed to pay its share of any indebtedness apportioned to it by special taxes to be collected in one year or by annual installments.
8 PA Cons Stat § 231 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 231 - Procedure

§ 231. Procedure.   (a) Petition.--The court of common pleas shall, upon petition of at least 10% of the registered electors of any city of the third class, order an election to be held at the next general, municipal or primary election occurring at least 90 days after the presentation of the petition.  (b) Vote.--The electors shall, at the election under subsection (a), vote for or against the change of the charter of the city to a borough charter and the adoption of the borough form of government.  (c) Contents.--A petition under subsection (a) shall indicate all of the following: (1) The inhabitants of the city desire to do all of the following: (i) Change the charter of the city to a borough charter. (ii) Be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth relating to boroughs. (2) The city has had a city form of government for a period of at least five years. (3) The name of the proposed borough.  (d) Required electors.--The number of registered electors required to sign the petition shall be determined as of the date the petition is filed.    Cross References. Section 231 is referred to in section 232 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 232 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 232 - Filing, notice and return

§ 232. Filing, notice and return.   (a) Filing.--Upon presentation of a petition under section 231 (relating to procedure), the court shall determine whether the petition meets the requirements under section 231. If the requirements are met, the court shall: (1) Enter an appropriate order requiring an election. (2) Direct that the petition shall be filed with the clerk of the court and that a copy of the petition and order of court shall be filed with the county board of elections.  (b) Notice.--Notice of the time and purpose of the election under subsection (a) shall be given in at least one newspaper of general circulation of the proper county once a week for four consecutive weeks. The publication of the notice shall be made on behalf of the petitioners and shall be in the form approved by the court.  (c) Return.--The following shall apply: (1) The county board of elections shall frame the proper question to be submitted to the electors at the election ordered by the court. (2) The county board of elections shall make a return of the vote cast on the question submitted to the clerk of the court of common pleas. The return shall be filed with the petition. (3) If a majority of those voting on the question submitted were in favor of the change of the city charter to a borough charter, the court shall order that the record of the proceedings be recorded in the office for the recording of deeds of the county, and the record shall constitute the charter of the borough under the name provided in the petition. The recorder of deeds in each county affected shall certify to the Department of State, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Community and Economic Development and the county planning commission a copy of the record constituting the charter of the borough. (4) If a majority of those voting on the question submitted were against the change of the city charter to a borough charter, the same question may not be submitted for a period of five years following the election.    Cross References. Section 232 is referred to in section 233 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 233 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 233 - Borough government

§ 233. Borough government.   (a) City.--When the record of the proceedings under section 232 (relating to filing, notice and return) is recorded, the city form of government shall continue in operation until the first Monday of January after the first municipal election occurring at least 90 days after the recording of the record.  (b) Borough.--After the city form of government is no longer in operation under subsection (a), the borough government shall be organized by the officers elected at the municipal election in accordance with section 805 (relating to election after creation).
8 PA Cons Stat § 234 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 234 - Effect

§ 234. Effect.   (a) Property.--When the borough government is formed, the property and assets of the city shall become the property of the borough, and the change of government shall not do any of the following: (1) Affect any of the following: (i) Liabilities incurred. (ii) Rights accrued or vested. (iii) Obligations issued or contracted. (iv) Suits or prosecutions pending or instituted to enforce any right or penalty accrued. (2) Punish any offense committed prior to the formation.  (b) Ordinances.--Ordinances of the former city shall continue in force in the new borough until altered or repealed.  (c) Wards and districts.--Wards and election districts of the city shall become the wards and election districts of the borough until altered or changed. In the election of members of council from the several wards, two members of council shall be elected from each ward, unless changed as provided by law.  (d) Office.--All constables and election officers in office in the city at the time the borough government is organized shall remain in office until the expiration of their respective terms of office.
8 PA Cons Stat § 235 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 235 - Costs and expenses

§ 235. Costs and expenses.   (a) Petitioners.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the costs and expenses of proceedings to change the charter of a city to a borough, including all costs of advertising, shall be paid by the petitioners.  (b) Exception.--If the vote of electors to change the charter of a city to a borough is in favor of the change, the cost and expenses under subsection (a) shall be paid by the city.
8 PA Cons Stat § 241 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 241 - Consolidation or merger

§ 241. Consolidation or merger.  A borough may be merged or consolidated into a new or existing municipal corporation in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. C (relating to consolidation and merger).
8 PA Cons Stat § 242 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 2 - Creation and Alteration|Section 242 - Change of corporate name

§ 242. Change of corporate name.   (a) General rule.--The following shall apply: (1) If the corporate name of a borough differs from the name of the borough in general usage or from the post office designation due to minor discrepancies in spelling, capitalization or the manner of compounding the elements of the name, the court of common pleas, upon petition, may change the name of the borough to conform to the name in general usage or to the post office designation. (2) The petition under paragraph (1) may be presented by any of the following: (i) Council, pursuant to a resolution. (ii) At least 5% of the registered electors of the borough.  (b) Petition.--The following shall apply: (1) Upon the presentation of a petition under subsection (a), the court shall set and provide notice of a hearing date. An inhabitant of the borough may remonstrate against the granting of the petition at the hearing. (2) If the court grants the petition, the decree of the court shall be recorded, and the corporate name of the borough shall be as provided in the petition from the date of recording.  (c) Dissemination of decree.--The recorder of deeds in each county affected shall certify to the Department of State, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Community and Economic Development and the county planning commission a copy of the decree changing the corporate name of the borough.  (d) Force and effect.--A change of corporate name shall not affect any of the following: (1) Liabilities incurred. (2) Rights accrued or vested. (3) Obligations issued or contracted. (4) Any suits or prosecutions pending or instituted to enforce any right or penalty accrued or to punish any offense committed prior to the change.
8 PA Cons Stat § 501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 5 - Boundaries|Section 501 - Stream boundaries

§ 501. Stream boundaries.  If a borough is bounded by the nearest margin of a navigable stream and the opposite municipal corporation is also bounded by the nearest margin of the same stream, the middle of the stream shall be the boundary between the borough and the opposite municipal corporation. Nothing under this section shall be construed to repeal any local or special law contrary to this section.
8 PA Cons Stat § 502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 5 - Boundaries|Section 502 - Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries

§ 502. Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries. The court of common pleas may, upon presentation of a petition, ascertain and establish disputed boundaries between a borough and another municipal corporation. If a petition is presented, the court may require the petitioners to file a bond in a sufficient amount to secure the payment of all costs of the proceeding.    Cross References. Section 502 is referred to in section 503 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 5 - Boundaries|Section 503 - Commissioners and report

§ 503. Commissioners and report.   (a) Appointment.--Upon application by petition under section 502 (relating to petition and establishment of disputed boundaries), the court shall appoint three impartial individuals as commissioners, one of whom must be a surveyor or registered engineer.  (b) Hearing.--After giving notice to interested parties and upon publication of the petition, as directed by the court, the commissioners shall hold a hearing and view the disputed lines and boundaries.  (c) Report.--A majority of the commissioners shall issue the report and recommendations to the court, accompanied by a plot or draft of the lines and boundaries proposed to be ascertained and established if the lines and boundaries cannot be fully designated by natural lines or boundaries.  (d) Confirmation.--The court shall confirm the report under subsection (c) upon filing and subject to exceptions filed under section 504 (relating to exceptions and procedure). The court may direct publication of the report and require notice to be given by the petitioners to the interested parties.    Cross References. Section 503 is referred to in sections 504, 505 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 5 - Boundaries|Section 504 - Exceptions and procedure

§ 504. Exceptions and procedure.   (a) Filing.--Exceptions to the report under section 503(c) (relating to commissioners and report) may be filed within 30 days after the filing of the report by an interested person or political subdivision. The court shall set and provide notice of a hearing on the exceptions.  (b) Hearing.--After a hearing under subsection (a), the court may sustain or dismiss the exceptions and confirm the report or refer the report back to the same or new commissioners with the authority to make another report.  (c) Decree.--If no exceptions are filed within 30 days after the filing of the report, the court shall confirm the report. If a report is confirmed, the court shall: (1) Enter a decree ascertaining and establishing the lines and boundaries as shown in the report. (2) Direct publication of the decree under paragraph (1).    Cross References. Section 504 is referred to in section 503 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 5 - Boundaries|Section 505 - Compensation, expenses and costs

§ 505. Compensation, expenses and costs.  The compensation and expenses of commissioners appointed under section 503(a) (relating to commissioners and report) shall be in a reasonable amount as approved by the court. The court shall, by order, provide how costs and expenses of the proceedings, including the furnishing and placing of monuments, shall be paid and may assess the costs individually or in apportioned amounts against the following: (1) The petitioners. (2) The borough. (3) Any interested municipal corporation.
8 PA Cons Stat § 506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 5 - Boundaries|Section 506 - Boundary monuments

§ 506. Boundary monuments.  The court shall order that a borough line ascertained and established under this chapter will be appropriately marked.
8 PA Cons Stat § 601 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 601 - Creation and alteration

§ 601. Creation and alteration.   (a) Council.--In addition to reapportionment initiated in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 9 (relating to municipal reapportionment) and section 11 of Article IX of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, a council may, by ordinance, do any of the following: (1) Divide boroughs into wards. (2) Erect new wards out of two or more adjoining wards or parts of wards. (3) Consolidate two or more wards into one ward. (4) Divide any ward already erected into two or more wards. (5) Alter the lines of two or more adjoining wards or cause the lines or boundaries of wards to be ascertained or established. (6) Abolish all wards.  (b) Restrictions.--The following shall apply: (1) No borough may be divided or redivided into more than 13 wards. (2) The following shall apply: (i) No ward may be created containing less than 300 registered electors. (ii) Any ward which contains less than 350 registered electors after December 31, 1965, may be abolished, and the territory of the ward shall be distributed among the remaining wards as determined by council. (iii) All wards in existence prior to January 1, 1966, shall remain as established, until altered or divided as provided under this chapter.  (c) Members of council.--If a ward is abolished under this section and the number of wards in a borough is reduced to less than five, a member of council in an abolished ward shall continue in office for his elected term and shall become a member of council at large from the borough.  (d) Composition.--All wards in the borough shall be numbered and composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable as officially and finally reported in the latest official census.    Cross References. Section 601 is referred to in sections 602, 603 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 602 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 602 - Petition of electors

§ 602. Petition of electors.   (a) Council.--At least 5% of registered electors of the borough or, for a proposal affecting only a portion of the borough, at least 5% of the registered electors of the ward which would be affected by the proposal may petition council to initiate proceedings under section 601 (relating to creation and alteration) and may present to council a plot showing the boundaries of the proposed wards of the borough. Council shall, by motion approved by a majority of council and within 90 days of presentment of the petition, determine whether to initiate proceedings under section 601.  (b) Court of common pleas.--If council has not approved a motion within 90 days after the presentment of a petition under subsection (a), ten registered electors may petition the court of common pleas and contest the existing apportionment as violating section 601(b) or (d). The proceedings before the court shall be conducted in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. §§ 906 (relating to contest of reapportionment by governing body) and 907 (relating to costs and expenses of contest).
8 PA Cons Stat § 603 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 603 - Notice of ordinance

§ 603. Notice of ordinance.   (a) Requirement.--Notice of an ordinance enacted in accordance with section 601 (relating to creation and alteration) shall be given by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation.  (b) County board of elections.--A copy of the ordinance, along with a plot showing the boundaries of the wards established, shall be forwarded to the county board of elections.
8 PA Cons Stat § 604 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 604 - (Reserved)

§ 604. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 605 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 605 - (Reserved)

§ 605. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 606 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 606 - Terms of officers

§ 606. Terms of officers.   (a) Appointment.--Except as provided under subsection (b), if council divides a borough into wards, it shall request the court of common pleas to appoint for each ward a judge and two inspectors of election to hold elections until the officers of the ward may be elected.  (b) Expiration.--Except as provided under subsection (a), officers in office at the time any changes are made under this chapter shall remain in office until the expiration of the terms for which they have been elected. If a vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall be filled by the council, until the first Monday of January next succeeding the election at which the officers are to be elected, as provided under Chapter 8 (relating to elections of officers).
8 PA Cons Stat § 606.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 606.1 - Construction of chapter

§ 606.1. Construction of chapter.  Nothing under this chapter shall be construed as affecting any of the following: (1) The powers and duties of the court of common pleas or the county board of elections. (2) Restrictions on alteration of election districts as provided under Article V of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code.
8 PA Cons Stat § 607 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 6 - Wards|Section 607 - (Reserved)

§ 607. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 701 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 7 - Associations and Organizations|Section 701 - State Association of Boroughs

§ 701. State Association of Boroughs.   (a) Organization.--The boroughs of the Commonwealth may organize a State Association of Boroughs for the purpose of advancing the interests of the boroughs. A borough may join the State Association of Boroughs by motion of council and payment of the annual dues. Each borough, after becoming a member, shall pay reasonable dues as determined by the State Association of Boroughs.  (b) Revenue.--Revenue received by the State Association of Boroughs shall be used to pay for services, publications and other expenses authorized or ratified by the State Association of Boroughs or incurred on behalf of the State Association of Boroughs by its officers and committees.