53 Pa. Stat. § 816

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 816 - Department and appointments without proper enactments

In any case in which a township or borough to which this act applies has heretofore appointed policemen or established a police department by lawful action of council or supervisors but not by or pursuant to an ordinance or resolution regularly enacted, such action shall be deemed to have been a valid exercise of the legislative power of the township or borough for all purposes the same as though an ordinance or resolution had been enacted, and all policemen appointed thereunder shall occupy the same status as in the case of policemen appointed under authority of an ordinance or resolution.

53 P.S. § 816

1951, June 15, P.L. 586, No. 144, § 6, added 1961, April 28, P.L. 122, § 1.