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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) This act does not repeal any acts relating to:
(1) The assessment and valuation of property and persons for the purposes of taxation and collection of taxes and the collection of municipal claims by liens.
(2) The method of incurring or increasing indebtedness.
(3) Election officers and conduct of elections.
(4) Public schools and school districts.
(5) Constables.
(6) District justices.
(7) State highways and private roads.
(8) Validations of elections, bonds, ordinances and acts of corporate officers.
(9) Free nonsectarian libraries.
(10) Intergovernmental cooperation.
(11) Planning and land use.
(12) Public meetings.
(13) Inspection of records.
(14) Ethics of elected officers and employes.
(15) The levy or collection of taxes under general law.
(b) It is the intention that this act shall furnish a complete and exclusive system for the government and regulation of townships except as to the several matters enumerated in subsection (a).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 65103. Excluded provisions - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-65103/
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