Every law Pennsylvania has passed

1,402 laws of the 1920s

Constitution of 1874

1. Repealing all acts and parts of acts, general, local, and special, which provide for the indenture of binding out of minors

   Act ACT 454 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

2. Authorizing the Secretary of Highways to relocate roads of highways where an application for the construction of said road has been filed

   Act ACT 455 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

3. Act dedicating certain lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, situated in the city and county of Erie, to public use as an historical memorial and public State park - amend - improvement and protection of lands, including harbors for yachts

   Act ACT 456 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

4. To enable cities, incorporated towns, boroughs, and townships of the first class to govern and regulate by ordinance the construction, alteration, repairs, occupation, maintenance, sanitation, lighting, ventilation, water supply, toilet facilities, draina

   Act ACT 457 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

5. Validating actions of boards of school directors in certain cases where there was a failure to record the vote of the members of the board

   Act ACT 458 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

6. Act concerning townships; consolidating the law relating thereto - amend - taking of privately owned sewers and culverts

   Act ACT 459 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

7. Act fixing the salary of sheriffs in counties of the sixth class - amend - requiring said counties to pay the premiums on sheriffs' bonds

   Act ACT 46 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

8. Act fixing the number and salaries of clerks and other employes in the Auditor General's Department - amend - salaries of employes

   Act ACT 460 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

9. To provide for the licensing and regulation of public dance halls and ballrooms, and for the regulation and supervision of public dances and balls, in townships

   Act ACT 461 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

10. Act to permit a married woman whose husband has lived separate and apart from her for one year or more, and who during that time has not been supported by her husband, to become a feme sole trader - amend - extending to a married woman whose husband

    Act ACT 462 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

11. Regulating the registration and enrollment of voters in boroughs and townships before the primary election

    Act ACT 463 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

12. Act regulating the practice, bail, costs, and fees on appeals to the Supreme Court and Superior Court - amend - time for appeals

    Act ACT 464 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

13. To validate certain deeds and conveyances made by trustees without setting forth their authority to convey

    Act ACT 465 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

14. To validate certain proceedings for municipal improvements, municipal assessments, municipal claims, and municipal liens, in boroughs of this Commonwealth

    Act ACT 466 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

15. To validate sheriffs' deeds made and recorded prior to the passage of this act, when not acknowledged, or the acknowledgment was defective

    Act ACT 467 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

16. To validate certain municipal assessments, municipal claims, and municipal liens in the several cities of the third class of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    Act ACT 468 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

17. Validating certain proceedings and elections of counties, cities, boroughs, townships, school districts, and other municipalities or incorporated districts, had and held pursuant to an act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of

    Act ACT 469 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

18. Validating certain proceedings and elections had and held pursuant to an act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities

    Act ACT 47 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

19. Act concerning conditional sales - amend - repealing inconsistent legislation

    Act ACT 470 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

20. Fixing the salary of members of the body acting as a board of revision of taxes in counties containing a population of 1,250,000 or over

    Act ACT 471 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

21. Fixing the compensation of the county commissioners in counties of the second class

    Act ACT 472 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

22. Relating to the clerk of the court of oyer and terminer, and quarter sessions of the peace, and municipal court, of any county of this Commonwealth, having a population of 1,500,000 or over

    Act ACT 473 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

23. Uniform Interparty Agreement Act

    Act ACT 474 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

24. Uniform Written Obligations Act

    Act ACT 475 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

25. Intangible Personal Property Tax Law - amend - more efficient assessment of property and collection of taxes, interest, and penalties in cases of the refusal or failure of taxables to make return, and in the case of false or incomplete returns

    Act ACT 476 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

26. Nurses Registration Law

    Act ACT 477 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

27. Validating divorces granted on the ground of the hopeless insanity of the respondent under the provisions of an act to amend an act to convey certain real estate, so as to extend its provisions to the husband or wife of a lunatic or non compos mentis, and

    Act ACT 478 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

28. Prohibiting cities, boroughs, towns, and townships to increase or diminish the salary, compensation or emoluments of elected officers after their election

    Act ACT 479 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

29. Act supplementary to the Corporation Act of 1874 - amend - regulating the manner of voting in first class corporations

    Act ACT 48 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

30. Concerning damages recoverable in actions for death by unlawful violence or negligence

    Act ACT 480 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

31. To fix the salaries of the deputy register, clerks, and employes in the office of the register of wills of counties of the first class

    Act ACT 481 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

32. Supplement to an act creating and defining the duties and powers of a recorder for cities whose population does not exceed 30,000 and is not less than 8,500 - repeal

    Act ACT 482 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

33. Fixing the salary to be paid by each county of the first class to its chief deputy sheriff

    Act ACT 483 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

34. Act fixing the salaries and compensation of the officers, clerks, and employes in the office of the recorder of deeds of any county having a population of 1,500,000 inhabitants or over - amend - changing the salaries of certain officers, clerks, and

    Act ACT 484 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

35. Act authorizing the cities of this Commonwealth to purchase, acquire, take, use, and appropriate private property for public park purposes - amend - adding parkways and playgrounds to the purpose for which such private property may be acquired; authorizin

    Act ACT 485 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

36. Imposing a tax for State purposes on marine insurance underwriting profits

    Act ACT 486 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

37. Act concerning townships; consolidating the law relating thereto - amend - extending the terms of certain treasurers of townships of the first class; election of township treasurers of all townships of the first class at the same election

    Act ACT 487 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

38. Tax Act - amend - excepting taxicab companies

    Act ACT 488 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

39. State Board of Undertakers Law - amend - requiring additional educational qualifications of applicants for registration and requiring licensed undertakers and undertakers' assistants to register annually

    Act ACT 489 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

40. Act relating to void marriages - amend - enlarging the jurisdiction of courts to annul marriages on the ground of bigamy, and discontinuing the requirement of residence of the libellant

    Act ACT 49 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

41. Act concerning poor relief and the creation and government of poor districts and the administration of the same in all counties of the Commonwealth, except in counties of the first and second class - amend - defining the legislative intent as to the

    Act ACT 490 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

42. Act to regulate the practice of pharmacy and sale of poisons and drugs - amend - regulating the ownership of pharmacies and drug stores

    Act ACT 491 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

43. Second Class City Law - amend - creating a department of city planning; providing for its organization and powers

    Act ACT 492 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

44. Fixing the fees chargeable for watchmen appointed by sheriffs, and making same recoverable as costs; also requiring indemnity therefor to be given to sheriffs when demanded

    Act ACT 493 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

45. Authorizing cities of the third class in the acquisition of land for airdromes or aviation fields

    Act ACT 494 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

46. Validating certain proceedings and elections had and held pursuant to an act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities

    Act ACT 5 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

47. Act establishing in each county a board of viewers - amend - compensation to be paid to the members of the board of viewers in counties of the fourth class

    Act ACT 50 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

48. Confirmatory of guardians' sales of real estate

    Act ACT 51 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

49. Relating to the effect of the negotiation of security receipts and equipment trust certificates as therein defined

    Act ACT 52 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

50. Public School Code - amend - child residing more than two miles from school

    Act ACT 53 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

51. Act relating to school districts in cities of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh, classes in this Commonwealth - repeal

    Act ACT 54 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

52. State Employes' Retirement Law - amend - extending the time limit for becoming original members of the retirement association; enlarging the class of employes entitled to become such members

    Act ACT 55 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

53. To prohibit the sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils, and similar products, under false or fictitious names

    Act ACT 56 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

54. Validating proceedings and ordinances of borough councils providing for joint grading, paving, curbing and draining of public highways by the borough and county, borough and State, or the borough, county and State

    Act ACT 57 OF1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

55. Validating proceedings by borough councils for the grading, paving and curbing of streets and thoroughfares and validating municipal liens therefor

    Act ACT 58 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

56. Act concerning townships; consolidating the law relating thereto - amend - regulating second class township appropriations for the purchase and maintenance of fire apparatus, and for fire houses

    Act ACT 59 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

57. Supplement to an act for the better and more impartial selection of persons to serve as jurors in each of the counties of this Commonwealth - amend - appointment of a clerk to the Jury commissioners, by the county commissioners

    Act ACT 6 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

58. Act providing for the printing of copies of the general laws - repeal

    Act ACT 60 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

59. Empowering counties of the second class to acquire private property for the purpose of establishing, making, enlarging, extending, operating, and maintaining, public parks

    Act ACT 61 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

60. Public School Code - amend - lease of buildings and equipment for university or collegiate courses

    Act ACT 62 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

61. Act providing for the salaries of court criers and tipstaves of the several courts in counties of the fourth class - amend - increasing the maximum compensation of court criers

    Act ACT 63 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

62. Second Class City Employe Pension Law - amend - regulate the payment of pensions and the contributions of employes

    Act ACT 64 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

63. Relating to municipal indebtedness; imposing certain powers and duties upon the Department of Internal Affairs; establishing and maintaining of sinking funds; fixing the maximum maturity of refunding bonds

    Act ACT 65 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

64. A further supplement to Tax Act - amend - interest on balances due the Commonwealth; judgments

    Act ACT 66 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

65. Providing for the licensing and regulation of second-hand dealers in cities of the second class

    Act ACT 67 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

66. Authorizing cities of the second class to purchase, acquire, enter upon, take, use and appropriate private property for playgrounds, playfields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming-pools and indoor recreation centers

    Act ACT 68 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

67. Second Class City Zoning Law

    Act ACT 69 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

68. City Classification Law - amend - classifying cities into four classes and providing for the government of second class cities A

    Act ACT 7 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

69. Act to ascertain and appoint the fees to be received by the sheriffs, coroners, prothonotaries, clerks of the several courts, registers of wills, and recorders of deeds, of this Commonwealth, except in counties containing more than 150,000 or less than 10

    Act ACT 70 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

70. Supplement to an act creating and defining the duties and powers of a recorder for the cities, whose population does not exceed 30,000 and is not less than 8,500 - repeal

    Act ACT 71 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

71. Act to provide for the assessment of damages and benefits caused by the altering or changing of the channels of water courses in cities of the fifth class - repeal

    Act ACT 72 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

72. Act to provide for licensing and regulating private banking in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - amend - distribution of the assets of private bankers in case of insolvency

    Act ACT 73 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

73. Act for the incorporation and regulation of banks of discount and deposit - amend - shortening the period of the advertisement of the notice of applications and renewals for charters and for the increase of capital

    Act ACT 74 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

74. Prescribing a uniform method for the issuance of full paid stock by building and loan associations

    Act ACT 75 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

75. Public School Code - amend - audit in districts of the third and fourth class

    Act ACT 76 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

76. Act authorizing boroughs to appropriate moneys or to levy and collect a special tax for the purpose of purchasing fire engines and fire apparatus - amend - empowering boroughs to appropriate moneys for the purchases of fire hose

    Act ACT 77 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

77. To authorize the incoming sheriff in any county to complete the official acts of his predecessor

    Act ACT 78 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

78. Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of natural gas companies - amend - natural gas companies shall have the right of eminent domain for the laying of pipe lines for the transportation and distribution of manufactured fuel gas

    Act ACT 79 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

79. Providing for the observance of Pennsylvania Day in commemoration of the granting of the charter by Charles II of England to William Penn

    Act ACT 8 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

80. Act creating a commission to select and acquire a site for the erection thereon of the Eastern State Penitentiary - amend - continuing commission until its work shall have been completed

    Act ACT 80 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

81. Act relating to negotiable instruments - amend - an endorser

    Act ACT 81 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

82. Act to regulate the fees of justices of the peace and constables of the several counties of this Commonwealth - repeal

    Act ACT 82 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

83. Supplement to an act relative to fraudulent debtors - repeal

    Act ACT 83 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

84. Act to provide for the incorporation and for the government and regulation of street railway companies incorporated in cities of the second and third class in this Commonwealth - repeal

    Act ACT 84 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

85. Supplement to An act dividing the cities of this State into three classes - repeal

    Act ACT 85 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

86. Act authorizing the assignment and satisfaction of record, and validating former satisfactions of record, by married women, of mortgages or judgments belonging to them - repeal

    Act ACT 86 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

87. Act authorizing and empowering the court of common pleas of the several counties of this Commonwealth to change, alter, and direct the mode of preparing and keeping indices in the several offices of record - repeal

    Act ACT 87 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

88. Act to provide for the holding of courts in certain cities of this Commonwealth - repeal

    Act ACT 88 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

89. Act to make taxes assessed upon real estate a first lien and a remedy for false returns - repeal

    Act ACT 89 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

90. To provide for an additional law judge of the court of common pleas of the Fifty-third judicial district

    Act ACT 9 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

91. Act to perfect the records of deeds, mortgages, and other instruments in certain cases - repeal

    Act ACT 90 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

92. Act fixing the compensation of the judges of the courts of common pleas - repeal

    Act ACT 91 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

93. Act to provide for the organization, discipline, and regulation of the National Guard of Pennsylvania - repeal

    Act ACT 92 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

94. Act relating to the practice in courts of common pleas of this Commonwealth where the defendant is a chartered corporation - repeal

    Act ACT 93 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

95. Authorizing cities of the first class to appropriate money to pay for work previously done, material previously furnished, and services previously rendered, in connection with any public exposition celebrating the sesqui-centennial anniversary of the

    Act ACT 94 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

96. Osteopathic Practice Law - amend - penalties for failure, neglect, or refusal to register annually with the Board of Osteopathic Examiners

    Act ACT 95 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

97. Act to prohibit the defacing of walls, fences, and trees by painting, posting, or otherwise - repeal

    Act ACT 96 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

98. Corporation Act of 1874 - amend - companies incorporated for the manufacture and supply of gas, or the supply of light or heat to the public be authorized and empowered to produce, deal in, transport, convey, and distribute natural gas or gas formed by

    Act ACT 97 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

99. Act authorizing the employment of stenographers by the district attorneys of certain counties - amend - extending to counties of the fourth class; increasing the compensation of such stenographers

    Act ACT 98 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text

100. Authorizing district attorneys in counties of the sixth class to appoint a detective

     Act ACT 99 OF 1927 of 1927 · 1927 · Original text