Pennsylvania Act 1915-326 — POLICE BADGES, PROHIBITING WEARING BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS

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POLICE BADGES, PROHIBITING WEARING BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS
                  Act of Jun. 1, 1915, P.L. 708, No. 326              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     To prevent the wearing of the badge of the Bureau of Police, in
        cities of the first class, by unauthorized persons, and
        providing a penalty therefor.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the
     passage of this act, any person, except such as may be
     authorized by the Director of Public Safety, in cities of the
     first class in this Commonwealth, who may be in possession of or
     found wearing the badge of the Bureau of Police, of said cities
     of the first class, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
     conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty
     nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not
     exceeding six months, or both or either, at the discretion of
     the court; all fines that may be imposed shall be for the use of
     the police pension-fund of said cities of the first class.