Procedures - 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 740

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     § 740.  Procedures.
        (a)  Ordinance book.--After consolidation becomes effective,
     a new ordinance book shall be used by the municipality, and,
     except for a municipality consolidated or merged under section
     735.1 (relating to initiative of electors seeking consolidation
     or merger with new home rule charter), the first document to be
     recorded in it shall be the consolidation agreement.
        (b)  Ordinance codification.--No later than two years after
     consolidation goes into effect, codification of all the
     ordinances of the municipality shall be completed. The
     codification shall include tabulation or indexing of those
     ordinances of the component municipalities that are of permanent
     effect in the consolidated municipality.
        (c)  Vesting of rights, privileges, property and
     obligations.--All rights, privileges and franchises of each
     component municipality and all property belonging to each
     component municipality shall be vested in the consolidated or
     merged municipality. The title to real estate vested in any of
     those municipalities shall not revert or be in any way impaired
     by reason of the consolidation or merger. All liens and rights
     of creditors shall be preserved. Agreements and contracts shall
     remain in force. Debts, liabilities and duties of each of the
     municipalities shall be attached to the consolidated or merged
     municipality and may be enforced against it.
     (Oct. 23, 2003, P.L.180, No.29, eff. 60 days)

        2003 Amendment.  Act 29 amended subsec. (a).
        Cross References.  Section 740 is referred to in section
     735.1 of this title.

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