[Adopted 1-5-1953 by Res.
No. A; amended in its entirety 9-9-1985 by Ord. No. 1-1985 (Ch.
24, Part 2, of the 1985 Code of Ordinances)]
This article is enacted under authority of the Local Tax Enabling
Act, 53 P.S. § 6924.101 et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented,
modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
[Amended 6-2-1986 by Ord.
No. 1-86]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Every individual who lives within the Township.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Every resident shall pay $5 for the present calendar year and
each year hereafter, provided the tax hereby imposed shall not be
levied upon any resident whose total income during the taxable year
is less than or equal to $12,000.
All taxes, interests, costs and penalties imposed by this article
shall be collected by the Township Tax Collector.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
article. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
