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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Should the commissioners of any county deem it necessary or advisable to enter upon or appropriate any road or property of any municipal corporation in the county, or take any other action affecting the property rights or authority of such municipal corporation, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining a road, tunnel, subway or underground road, or in connection with the improvement of any of them, which has been or is about to be purchased by the county or otherwise, the consent thereto of such municipal corporation by ordinance shall be obtained before the actual entering in or upon or the appropriation of such road or property. After such entry and appropriation, the county shall be liable and charged with the supervision, control and maintenance of said roads and properties, or so much thereof as is taken and used for the purpose of constructing and maintaining such road, tunnel, subway or underground road, or in connection with the improvement of any of them, purchased or to be purchased as aforesaid.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 2732. Taking street or other property of municipal corporation - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-16-ps-counties/pa-st-sect-16-2732/
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