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Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Art. VIII, § 9. Municipal debt not to be assumed by Commonwealth

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The Commonwealth shall not assume the debt, or any part thereof, of any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township or any similar general purpose unit of government unless such debt shall have been incurred to enable the Commonwealth to suppress insurrection or to assist the Commonwealth in the discharge of any portion of its present indebtedness.

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