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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 5751. Returns of taxes collected to be made by county commissioners

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

It is hereby made the duty of the county commissioners of each county of this commonwealth, including the board of revision of the city of Philadelphia, at the expense of the state, to procure from the proper persons and officers of the wards, boroughs and townships of their respective counties, full and complete returns showing the entire amount of taxes levied and collected, or worked out, for the maintenance of state, county, city, ward, borough and township governments.  It shall also be their duty to make a specific return on the following subjects:

I. The total amount of taxes collected for the support of the poor.

II. The total amount of taxes collected for the construction and repairs of roads and bridges.

III. The amount of taxes collected in each year on personal property, on occupations and for licenses.

IV. The amount of taxes collected on real estate of railroad corporations.

V. The amount of taxes collected on the real estate of corporations other than railroads.

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