Section 57803 - Appropriation of property(a) Townships may enter upon and appropriate private property and also land previously granted or dedicated to public or other use within the limits of the township, and which is no longer used for the purpose for which the same was granted or dedicated, for the erection thereon of a municipal building, fire house, lockup, and other public buildings as are necessary for public purposes.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), no land or property used for any cemetery, burying ground, public or parochial school, educational or charitable institution, seminary, or place of public worship shall be taken or appropriated.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. XXVIII, § 2803. Amended 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 53; 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 143, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].