Section 56502 - Specific powers The corporate power of a township of the first class shall be vested in a board of commissioners. In the exercise of any specific powers involving the enactment of an ordinance, passage of a resolution or the making of any regulation, restriction or prohibition, the township may provide for enforcement and penalties for violations. The specific powers of the township shall include the powers provided under this article.
1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. XV, § 1502, cl. I, II. Amended 1947, April 2, P.L. 49, § 1; 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 31; 1959, Sept. 2, P.L. 799, § 1; 1963, July 31, P.L. 398, § 1; 1967, Aug. 11, P.L. 220, § 1; 1969, July 1, P.L. 119, § 1; 1976, June 23, P.L. 410, No. 92, § 1. Affected 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 2(a)[1129], effective June 27, 1978. Amended 1986, Dec. 11, P.L. 1501, No. 160, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1988, March 2, P.L. 104, No. 19, § 1, effective in 60 days. Affected 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 28(1), effective in 60 days [Jan. 31, 2005]. Amended 2014, Feb. 4, P.L. 24, No. 11, § 1, effective in 60 days [April 7, 2014]; 2019, July 2, P.L. 349, No. 50, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 3, 2019]; 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 54, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].