Pennsylvania Act 1925-198 — MUNICIPALITIES, JOINT ACTION AUTHORIZED

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MUNICIPALITIES, JOINT ACTION AUTHORIZED
                 Act of Apr. 27, 1925, P.L. 342, No. 198              Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     Empowering cities and counties which are authorized to take,
        purchase, or condemn property and to appropriate money for
        the erection thereon of public auditoriums, libraries,
        memorial buildings, and monuments, and to provide for their
        operation and maintenance, to jointly take, purchase, or
        condemn property; and to jointly appropriate money for the
        erection thereon of such buildings; and to provide for their
        operation and maintenance jointly.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That whenever cities and
     counties of this Commonwealth are authorized to take, purchase,
     or acquire through condemnation proceedings property for the
     purpose of erecting thereon public auditoriums, libraries,
     memorial buildings, and monuments, and to appropriate money for
     the erection thereon of such buildings, and to provide for their
     operation and maintenance, such cities and counties shall have
     the power to jointly take, purchase, or acquire through
     condemnation proceedings such property as may be necessary for
     the purpose of erecting thereon such buildings; and jointly to
     erect the same; and shall have the power to appropriate money
     from the public funds or by issuance of bonds according to
     existing laws governing the issuance of such bonds, for the
     erection thereon of such buildings; and provide for their
     operation and maintenance jointly.
        Section 2.  The county commissioners of such counties and the
     corporate authorities of such cities shall have the power and
     they are hereby authorized to agree upon a site within the
     limits of such cities and counties, and to acquire, own, and
     hold the same as tenants in common, and to erect thereon jointly
     public auditoriums, libraries, memorial buildings, or monuments.
     The county commissioners of such counties and the corporate
     authorities of such cities shall have full authority to erect
     upon the land thus obtained and held, the building or buildings
     agreed upon as hereinafter provided.
        Section 3.  The county commissioners of such counties and the
     corporate authorities of such cities are authorized and
     empowered to enter into a joint contract or contracts, agreement
     or agreements, for the construction of such building or
     buildings and for the payment by each of them of the
     proportionate share of the cost of the construction,
     maintenance, and operation of such building or buildings, and
     for the use thereof, and in the case of public auditoriums for
     the rental to be charged thereof, and for the disposition for
     city and county purposes of any annual balance accruing from any
     rental derived from the use of such public auditorium.
        Section 4.  Whenever under existing acts of Assembly of this
     Commonwealth any city or county has acquired, appropriated, or
     chosen, or shall acquire, appropriate, or choose a site for the
     erection of any public auditorium, library, memorial building,
     or monument, such city or county may agree with any other city
     or county with which under the provisions of this act it has the
     power jointly to erect such building, for the erection thereon
     of any such public auditorium, library, memorial building, or
     monument in accordance with the provisions of this act.
        Section 5.  Whenever under the provisions of this act any
     city and county shall enter into an agreement for the
     acquisition through condemnation proceedings of property for the
     purpose of erecting thereon any public auditorium, library,
     memorial building, or monument, such property shall be acquired
     by such city and county in the proportion as may be designated
     by the said agreement between the said city and county under
     existing acts of Assembly empowering any city or county
     separately to acquire land for the purpose of erecting thereon
     public auditoriums, libraries, memorials, and monuments.