Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
Title8 BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS |
PARTI. BOROUGHS |
CHAPTER2. CREATION AND ALTERATION |
SUBCHAPTERA. INCORPORATION |
§201. Contiguous areas.
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A court of common pleas may incorporate as a borough any contiguous area from one or more townships within the court's jurisdiction having a population of at least 500 residents. After having been incorporated as a borough, the area shall be a body corporate and politic and shall have the name decreed by the court.
Notation
Cross References. Section 201 is referred to in section 211 of this title.