Pennsylvania Act 1929-263 — MUNICIPAL SUITS, COUNSEL FEES

Act text

MUNICIPAL SUITS, COUNSEL FEES
                 Act of Apr. 22, 1929, P.L. 630, No. 263              Cl. 16
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the payment of counsel fees out of moneys
        recovered for counties, townships, boroughs, school
        districts, or poor districts, upon appeals from the county
        auditors' settlements of the accounts of public officers.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 2701 of Act 14 of 1949 provided
            that Act 263 is repealed insofar as it relates to school
            districts.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 2101(48) of Act 69 of 1933 provided
            that Act 263 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            townships of the second class.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 3501 of Act 331 of 1931 provided
            that Act 263 is repealed insofar as it relates to
            townships of the first class.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 26 of Act 146 of 1931 provided that
            Act 263 is repealed insofar as it relates to city
            auditors' reports except in counties of the first class.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That when an appeal is taken
     from the county auditors' report or settlement of the account of
     any public officer, in accordance with the laws relating
     thereto, and such appeal results favorable to the appellants in
     such a manner that money is recovered for any county, township,
     borough, school district, or poor district, the court hearing
     such appeal shall make an order to pay a counsel fee, which it
     deems just and reasonable, to the counsel representing such
     appeal, out of the funds so recovered.
        Section 2.  This act shall apply to all such cases now
     pending or hereafter brought in any court of this Commonwealth.