Section 56603 - Organization of board; salary of secretary; bonds; fees and penalties; power to administer oaths(a) The members of the board shall each take the oath or affirmation prescribed for township officers.(b) The board shall annually organize by electing a president from among the members of the board, a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the board, and a health officer, who shall not be a member of the board. The secretary and the health officer shall receive salaries fixed by the board and ratified by the board of commissioners, and shall serve for a period of one year or until a successor is elected and qualified.(c) The board of commissioners may require the secretary and health officer to furnish a bond to the township, in an amount fixed by ordinance, for the faithful discharge of the secretary's or health officer's duties and shall also take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation required of members of the board.(d) All fees collected or received by the board, or by any officer in the officer's official capacity, shall be paid over into the township treasury monthly, together with all penalties which shall be recovered for the violation of any regulation of the board. The president and secretary shall have full power to administer oaths or affirmations in any proceeding or investigation regarding the regulations of the board, but shall not be entitled to receive any fee for the administration of oaths and affirmations.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. XVI, § 1603. Amended 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 33; 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 59, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].