Pennsylvania Act 1870-335 — TAX ASSESSMENTS IN PHILADELPHIA

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TAX ASSESSMENTS IN PHILADELPHIA
                  Act of Mar. 4, 1870, P.L. 343, No. 335              Cl. 08
                                  AN ACT

     To define the limits and to organize the town of Bloomsburg.

        Section 9.  That the provisions of the act, entitled "A
     further supplement to an act, entitled 'An Act to promote the
     more certain and equal assessment of taxes in Philadelphia,'
     approved fourteenth of March, one thousand eight hundred and
     sixty-five, relative to assessments on agricultural and farm
     lands and the suburban portions of said city," approved twenty-
     fourth March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, are
     hereby extended and applied to the town of Bloomsburg; and
     assessments and classifications of real estate in said town, and
     rates of taxation thereon for town purposes, shall be as
     provided in said act, and shall be fixed, made, regulated and
     enforced agreeably thereto by the proper officers and by the
     authority of said town; the town council may in any year,
     subject to the regulations of the act aforesaid, fix a tax rate
     for town purposes, not exceeding thirty mills on the dollar of
     valuation of taxable property therein; but any such tax rate
     exceeding five mills upon the dollar of valuation of property,
     shall be agreed to and fixed by at least five votes in council,
     after at least one week's distinct notice in public session, and
     entered upon the minutes that such rate will be proposed. In
     addition to the thirty mill tax the town council may, in any
     year, fix a tax to pay interest and sinking fund charges on the
     indebtedness of the town; fix a tax not exceeding one-half mill,
     to provide for pensions, retirement or the purchase of annuity
     contracts for town employes; fix a tax not exceeding eight
     mills, for lighting and illuminating the streets, highways and
     other public places; fix a tax not exceeding five mills for the
     purpose of providing trash removal services for the town; fix a
     tax not exceeding five mills to provide liability insurance for
     the town; and fix a tax not exceeding five mills to provide
     police support services for the town.
        (9 amended July 1, 1994, P.L.407, No.63)
        Section 9.1.  For the tax year for which the town first
     levies a special purpose tax for providing trash removal,
     liability insurance or police support services under section 9,
     the town shall reduce the millage rate of the general property
     tax it levies under section 9 by the same number of mills as it
     levies the special purpose tax for providing trash removal,
     liability insurance or police support services. For any tax year
     for which the town increases the millage rate of a special
     purpose tax levied under section 9, the town shall reduce the
     millage rate of the general property tax it levies under section
     9 by the same number of mills as it increases that tax rate of
     the special purpose tax.
        (9.1 added July 1, 1994, P.L.407, No.63).