Pennsylvania Act 1897-209 — POLICEMEN AND CONSTABLES SALARIES FIXED

Act text

POLICEMEN AND CONSTABLES SALARIES FIXED
                 Act of Jul. 14, 1897, P.L. 266, No. 209              Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     To regulate the remuneration of policemen and constables
        employed as policemen throughout the Commonwealth of
        Pennsylvania, and prohibiting them from charging or accepting
        any fee or other compensation, in addition to their salary,
        except as public rewards and mileage for traveling expenses.

        Section 1.  Policemen to be paid fixed salaries; not to
     accept any other fee; exceptions
        From and after the passage of this act all municipalities or
     corporations, employing policemen within the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania, shall pay to all such policemen a fixed or
     stipulated salary; and that hereafter it shall not be lawful for
     any such policeman to charge or accept any fee or other
     compensation, in addition to his salary, for any service
     rendered or performed by him of any kind or nature whatsoever
     pertaining to his office or duties as a policeman, except public
     rewards and the legal mileage allowed for traveling expenses.
     1897, July 14, P.L. 266, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Constable employed as policeman not to accept
     other fees in addition to salary (2 repealed Oct. 9, P.L.494,
     No.49)
        Section 3.  Penalty for violation of act
        Any policeman or constable employed as a policeman as
     aforesaid violating any of the provisions of the several
     sections of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
     and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
     exceeding fifty dollars and costs, or undergo imprisonment in
     the jail of the proper county not exceeding thirty days, or
     both, at the discretion of the court. 1897, July 14, P.L. 266,
     Sec. 3.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 4 of Act 49 of 2009 provided that
            section 3 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            constables.