[Adopted 10-30-1978 by Ord. No. 1279]
The Tax Collector of real estate taxes for the Township of Whitehall, County of Lehigh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall, commencing with the taxable year beginning January 1, 1979, and each year thereafter, impose a penalty of 10% on all taxpayers who shall fail to make payment of any real estate taxes which remain due and unpaid for four months after the date of the tax notice, said penalty shall be added to the taxes due and shall be collected by the Tax Collector.