Pennsylvania Act 1943-16 — AUTHORIZING VICTORY TAX DEDUCTIONS

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing and directing the various officers and agencies of the Commonwealth, and any municipality or political subdivision thereof, including counties, cities, towns, townships, boroughs and school districts, to cooperate with the United States Government in making deductions of the Victory Tax from the salaries and compensation of the State employes thereof, and directing the holding of such moneys and the transmittal thereof to the United States.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

WHEREAS, It is not within the power of the Congress of the United States to direct that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its officers, agents and political subdivisions, withhold and deduct the Victory Tax from the salaries of its and their employes and transmit the same to the proper United States agency--

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Section 1. Every officer and agency of the Commonwealth or any municipality or political subdivision thereof, including counties, cities, towns, townships, boroughs and school districts, is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the United States Government and the various agencies thereof, in the administration of the Federal law providing for the deduction of a "Victory Tax" from salaries and compensation of employes thereof, in so far as such law relates to the deduction of such tax from the salaries and compensation of such employes. Each such officer and agency from whom any action or duty is or may be hereafter required by the said Federal law, or the rules and regulations issued in connection therewith, either by the United States Treasury or by the proper agency of the Commonwealth or any municipality or political subdivision thereof, including counties, cities, towns, townships, boroughs, and school districts, in order to insure and facilitate the making of the said Victory Tax deduction from such employes by the holding of the moneys derived from such deductions and the transmittal thereof to the proper United States agency, is hereby authorized and directed to take such action and perform such duty as so required or directed.

Section 2. The provisions of this act shall become effective immediately upon final enactment.