Bill Text: PA HB1903 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for compensation of tax collectors in first class townships; and making an editorial change.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-03 - Referred to FINANCE [HB1903 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1903-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2538
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1903 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, GOODMAN, K. SMITH, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MURT, PALLONE, ROCK, SIPTROTH AND WALKO, AUGUST 3, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, AUGUST 3, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), entitled
"An act relating to the collection of taxes levied by
counties, county institution districts, cities of the third
class, boroughs, towns, townships, certain school districts
and vocational school districts; conferring powers and
imposing duties on tax collectors, courts and various
officers of said political subdivisions; and prescribing
penalties," further providing for compensation of tax
collectors in first class townships; and making an editorial
change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 34 of the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050,
No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law, amended December
22, 1965 (P.L.1145, No.443), is amended to read:
Section 34. Compensation of Tax Collector in First Class
Townships.--The township treasurer shall receive for his duties
as treasurer and tax collector for the township, a sum equal to
five per centum of all township taxes received or collected by
him, and in addition thereto, a sum equal to one per centum on
all other moneys received or collected by him for the township,
unless a different rate or annual compensation shall be fixed by
ordinance of the township commissioners: Provided, That in no
case shall the total compensation of the treasurer, as treasurer
and tax collector for the township, exceed the sum of [ten
thousand dollars] twenty-five thousand dollars. The township
treasurer as collector of township taxes shall be allowed such
actual printing and postage expenses as shall be incurred in
performing the duties prescribed in this act. Such amounts shall
be adjusted by the township auditor or controller, as the case
may be, at the time of auditing the treasurer's account.
The compensation of the township treasurer as collector of
county and institution district taxes shall be fixed by the
county commissioners, and shall not exceed five per centum of
the amount collected.
The commission or compensation of the township treasurer, as
collector of school district taxes, shall be fixed by the board
of school directors, and shall not exceed five per centum of the
amount collected. The total cost of such collection shall be
reported annually to the [Superintendent of Public Instruction]
Secretary of Education and shall be published in his report.
For the collection of county, institution district and school
taxes, the tax collector shall be allowed by the respective
taxing authorities actual and needful expenditures for printing,
postage, books, blanks and forms.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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