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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any deputy poll-tax collector who shall, upon request, refuse to accept the payment of a tax and to furnish a receipt therefor, from an elector, upon whom said tax has been properly assessed, and who offers the same according to law, or who shall accept payment of a tax from, and issue a receipt to, any person other than the said elector or his duly authorized agent or attorney, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16005. Penalty for unlawful refusal to accept or acceptance of poll-tax - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-16005/
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