ARTICLEIX. LOCAL GOVERNMENT  


§ 1. Local government.
§ 2. Home rule.
§ 3. Optional plans.
§ 4. County government.
§ 5. Intergovernmental cooperation.
§ 6. Area government.
§ 7. Area-wide powers.
§ 8. Consolidation, merger or boundary change.
§ 9. Appropriation for public purposes.
§ 10. Local government debt.
§ 11. Local reapportionment.
§ 12. Philadelphia debt.
§ 13. Abolition of county offices in Philadelphia.
§ 14. Definitions.

Notation

Adoption.  Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article IX were adopted April 23, 1968, P.L.App.11, Prop. No.6. For effective date of 1968 amendment, see section 3 of Proposal No.6 of 1968 in the appendix to the Constitution.

Prior Provisions.  Former Article IX was renumbered Article VIII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. The subject matter of present Article IX was contained in part in former Articles IX (Taxation and Finance), XIII (New Counties), XIV (County Officers) and XV (Cities and City Charters).