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Borough of Mahanoy City, PA
Schuylkill County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mahanoy City 8-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough of Mahanoy City Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance."
The people of the Borough of Mahanoy City find and declare:
A. 
That illegal immigration leads to higher crime rates, contributes to overcrowded classrooms and failing schools, subjects our hospitals to fiscal hardship and legal residents to substandard quality of care, and destroys our neighborhoods and diminishes our overall quality of life.
B. 
That the Borough of Mahanoy City is empowered and mandated by the people of the Borough of Mahanoy City to abate the nuisance of illegal immigration by aggressively prohibiting and punishing the acts, policies, people and businesses that aid and abet illegal aliens.
Whenever used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Mahanoy City.
CONTRACT EMPLOYER
Any person who obtains the services of one or more individuals through a day labor agency.
VEHICLE
A vehicle as defined in the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code[1] as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
Any for-profit entity, including acts committed by its parent company or subsidiaries, that aids and abets illegal aliens or illegal immigration shall be denied approval of a business permit, the renewal of a business permit, Borough contracts or grants for a period not less than five years from its last offense.
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Aiding and abetting shall include, but not be limited to, the hiring or attempted hiring of illegal aliens, renting or leasing to illegal aliens, or funding or aiding in the establishment of a day laborer center that does not verify legal work status.
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Any act that aids and abets illegal aliens within the United States, not just within the Borough limits, will constitute a violation.
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Illegal aliens are prohibited from leasing or renting property. Any property owner or renter/tenant/lessee in control of property who knowingly allows an illegal alien to use, rent or lease their property shall be in violation of this section.
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Any person or entity that violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.
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The Borough of Mahanoy City declares that English is the official language of the Borough.
B. 
Unless explicitly mandated by the federal government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the Borough of Mahanoy City, all official Borough business, forms, documents, signage, telecommunication or electronic communication devices will be conducted or written in or utilize English only.