Pennsylvania Act 1953-214 — REQUIRING NOTICE WHEN ELECTIVE OFFICE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT

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REQUIRING NOTICE WHEN ELECTIVE OFFICE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT
                 Act of Jul. 28, 1953, P.L. 683, No. 214              Cl. 65
                                  AN ACT

     Providing that when a vacancy in any elective office of any
        political subdivision is filled by appointment, the
        appointing authority shall give notice of the appointment to
        the county election board.

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

        Section 1.  Whenever a vacancy in an elective office of any
     political subdivision is filled by the appointment of an
     officer, as provided by law, the appointing authority, if not a
     court of record, shall, within ten days after making the
     appointment, send written notice of the appointment to the
     county board of elections, naming the office in which the
     vacancy is being filled, giving the name and address of the
     person appointed, and the name of the person who was the last
     incumbent of the office.
        Where a court of record fills any such vacancy by a court
     order, a copy of the court order shall be sent to the election
     board by the clerk of the court in lieu of the written notice
     herein prescribed.
        Section 2.  Any person wilfully failing to perform the duty
     imposed upon him by this act shall be liable to a penalty of
     twenty-five dollars, for the use of the county, to be
     collectible in the same manner as like penalties are collected.