Pennsylvania Act 1875-7 — MUNICIPAL OFFICERS TERMS FIXED

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MUNICIPAL OFFICERS TERMS FIXED
                   Act of Mar. 10, 1875, P.L. 6, No. 7                Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Fixing and regulating the terms of all members of councils and
        all other city, ward, borough and township officers,
        excepting school directors, elected by the people, and fixing
        the time for organization of the legislative departments, of
        the municipal governments of the commonwealth and the
        inauguration of the mayors of all the cities of the same.

        Section 1.  Time of holding election for certain officers
        Hereafter all elections for offices which will be vacant on
     the first Monday of April, shall be held on the third Tuesday of
     February next preceding thereto.
     All members of councils and all other city, ward, borough and
     township officers, excepting school directors, to be elected on
     the third Tuesday of February next, or in any year thereafter,
     whose term of office would, under existing laws, expire prior to
     the first Monday of April, shall continue in office from the
     date at which said term would otherwise expire, until the first
     Monday of April next ensuing thereto; and the terms of their
     successors shall begin on the first Monday of April, and shall
     continue for the period now fixed for the duration thereof by
     existing laws in each particular case; and hereafter all
     elections for officers which will be vacant on the first Monday
     of April, shall be held on the third Tuesday of February next
     preceding thereto.  1875, March 10, P.L. 6, Sec. 1.