73 Pa.C.S. Ch. 39

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73 Pa.C.S. § 3901 Eminent domain for National Guard purposes.

(a) Eminent domain.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the board of commissioners may take, by the right of eminent domain for the purpose of appropriating to the township for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard, public lands, easements and public property in the township's possession or control and used or held by the township for any other purpose. The board of commissioners may exercise eminent domain under this subsection regardless of any limitation on the use of public lands, easements and public property in a donation, dedication, appropriation, ordinance or other document. (b) Limitation.--The board of commissioners may not exercise eminent domain under subsection (a) on a street, highway or wharf.

73 Pa.C.S. § 3902 Land for armory purposes.

(a) Armories.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the board of commissioners may acquire, by purchase, gift or eminent domain, land for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard, to be conveyed to the Commonwealth in order to assist the State Armory Board in the erection of armories. (b) Limitation.--The board of commissioners may not exercise the power granted under subsection (a) to take church property or other actual place of regularly stated religious worship, a graveyard, cemetery or dwelling house or the curtilage of church property or other actual place of regularly stated religious worship, graveyard, cemetery or dwelling house in the actual occupancy of the owner.

73 Pa.C.S. § 3903 Assistance to armories.

(a) Appropriation or conveyance.--The board of commissioners may appropriate money or convey land, either independently or in conjunction with any other municipality, to the Commonwealth for the following purposes: (1) To assist the State Armory Board in the erection of armories for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard. (2) To furnish reasonable utilities free of cost to the Commonwealth for use in an armory of the Pennsylvania National Guard. (b) Authorization.--The board of commissioners may take any action necessary to accomplish the purposes specified under subsection (a).

73 Pa.C.S. § 3904 Support of Pennsylvania National Guard units.

(a) Annual appropriation.--The board of commissioners may annually appropriate a sum not to exceed $1,500 for the support, maintenance, discipline and training of a unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard. If Pennsylvania National Guard units are organized as a battalion, regiment or similar organization, the total amount due under this subsection may be paid to the commanding officer of the battalion, regiment or similar organization. (b) Condition.--Money appropriated under subsection (a) shall be paid by warrant drawn to the order of the commanding officer of the Pennsylvania National Guard unit conditioned upon certification by the Adjutant General to the township that the unit has satisfactorily passed the annual inspection provided by State law. (c) Use of money.--Money appropriated under subsection (a) shall be used and expended solely for the support, maintenance, discipline and training of a company, battalion, regiment or similar organization of the Pennsylvania National Guard. (d) Accounting required.-- (1) The commanding officer of a company, battalion, regiment or similar organization of the Pennsylvania National Guard shall account, by proper vouchers to the township each year, for the expenditure of money appropriated under subsection (a). (2) An appropriation under subsection (a) may not be made for any subsequent year until the expenditure of the previous year is satisfactorily accounted for under paragraph (1). (3) The account of an expenditure of money appropriated under subsection (a) shall be subject to the inspection of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and shall be audited by the Auditor General in accordance with the laws of this Commonwealth.

73 Pa.C.S. § 3911 Appropriations to veterans' home associations.

The board of commissioners may make an annual appropriation not to exceed $300 for the support of a veterans' home association that: (1) provides a home or meeting facility within the township for the use of United States war veterans; and (2) is not maintained in whole or in part by the United States or a governmental agency other than the township.

73 Pa.C.S. § 3912 Memorial Day or Veterans' Day appropriations.

The board of commissioners may appropriate money for the expenses of services for Memorial Day, Veterans' Day or a similar day provided for by Federal or State law.

73 Pa.C.S. § 3913 Care of memorials.

(a) Maintenance and repair.--The board of commissioners may maintain and keep in good order and repair, at the expense of the township, a soldiers' monument, gun or carriage or similar memorial if the memorial: (1) is not in the charge or care of an individual, body or organization; and (2) was not erected by: (i) the Federal Government, the Commonwealth or the commissioners of the county; or (ii) the direction or authority of another state. (b) Donations.--The board of commissioners may receive money from an individual or organization and may expend the money for the benefit of memorials.

73 Pa.C.S. § 3914 Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons.

The board of commissioners may appropriate money and purchase plots of ground in a cemetery or burial ground for the interment of deceased servicepersons: (1) Who die within the township or die beyond the township limits but had a legal residence within the township at the time of death. (2) Whose bodies are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=73Fetched: 10/16/2026