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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 17082. Action of debt for penalty over $50

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

For all breaches of the ordinances of the city of Philadelphia, where the penalty demanded is fifty dollars and upwards, actions of debt shall be brought in the corporate name of the city of Philadelphia, and the provisions of the act of May seventh, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and fifty-seven,  1 so far as inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.

1  53 P.S. § 17081.
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