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Summary

Citation	Title	Page Begin
Act of September 23, 1959 (Pa. Laws 938, No. 383), § 1	Amending the act of July 15, 1957 (P. L. 901), entitled "An act giving cities of the third class the right and power to adopt one of several plans of optional charters and to exercise the powers and authority of local self-government subject to certain restrictions and limitations; providing procedures for such adoption and defining the effect thereof," changing provisions relating to selection of city charter commissioners	938

Source

Abbreviation	Type	Citation
Pa. Laws (1827-)	session laws	Pennsylvania. Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Related Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of July 15, 1957 (Pa. Laws 901, No. 399), §§ 201–216	Amends

Event Links

Detail	Type	Description	Successful?	Date	Relationship
View	Home Rule	Coatesville City Proposed 1959 Optional Charter	no	1959–1960	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Bethlehem City 1962 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1962	reference
View	Council-Manager Form	Easton City Proposed 1961 Optional Charter	no	1961–1962	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Erie City 1962 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1962	reference
View	Home Rule	Pottsville City Proposed 1962 Optional Plan	no	1962	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Reading City Proposed 1961 Optional Charter	no	1961–1962	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Sharon City 1962 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1962	reference
View	Mayor-Council Form	York City 1962 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1962	reference
View	Council-Manager Form	Altoona City Proposed 1963 Optional Charter	no	1963–1964	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Williamsport City Proposed 1963 Optional Charter	no	1963–1964	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Bradford City 1964 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 6, 1964	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Titusville City 1964 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 6, 1964	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Greensburg City Proposed 1964 Optional Charter	no	1964–1965	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Hazleton City Proposed 1965 Optional Charter	no	1965–1966	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Johnstown City Proposed 1965 Optional Charter	no	1965–1966	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Lebanon City Proposed 1964 Optional Charter	no	1964–1966	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Lancaster City 1966 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 3, 1966	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Meadville City 1968 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1968	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	New Castle City 1968 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1968	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Washington City Proposed 1967 Optional Charter	no	1967–1968	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Wilkes-Barre City 1968 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 1, 1968	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Allentown City 1970 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 5, 1970	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Harrisburg City 1970 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 5, 1970	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Reading City Proposed 1971 Optional Charter	no	1971	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Beaver Falls City Proposed 1971 Optional Charter	no	1971–1972	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Clairton City Proposed 1971 Optional Charter	no	1971–1972	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Lebanon City Proposed 1970 Optional Charter	no	1970–1972	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Easton City 1972 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 3, 1972	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Lock Haven City 1972 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 3, 1972	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Oil City City 1972 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 3, 1972	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Williamsport City 1972 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 3, 1972	indirect
View	Mayor-Council Form	Johnstown City 1974 Optional Charter	yes	Jan 7, 1974	indirect
View	Council-Manager Form	Williamsport City Proposed 2017 Optional Charter	no	2017–2018	reference