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Pa. Const. art. VIII, § 9
Municipal debt not to be assumed by Commonwealth
The Commonwealth shall not assume the debt, or any part thereof, of any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township or any similar general purpose unit of government unless such debt shall have been incurred to enable the Commonwealth to suppress insurrection or to assist the Commonwealth in the discharge of any portion of its present indebtedness.
History
(Apr. 23, 1968, P.L.App.5, Prop. No.3) Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article VIII (formerly Article IX) were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874. The article number was changed from IX to VIII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063.
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- 2026-09-30
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