[Adopted 11-20-2007 by Ord. No. 4-07]
For general revenue purposes, beginning January 1, 2008, and
from year to year thereafter, a tax is hereby levied and assessed
in the amount of $10 per capita for each and every person who is 18
years or more of age and is a resident of the Township of Cross Creek,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, after January 1, 2008.
A penalty of 10% is imposed on the amount of taxes due and payable
by any person neglecting to pay the tax herein levied and assessed
within a period of four months after the date of the tax notice.
All taxes and penalties levied and assessed by this article
shall be collected by the Tax Collector of the Township of Cross Creek
and shall be recoverable in the same manner as other taxes are by
law recoverable by Tax Collector.
The compensation of the Tax Collector shall be the same as the
compensation fixed by the Township of Cross Creek for collection of
other Township taxes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of the Local
Tax Enabling Act, 53 P.S. § 6924.101 et seq.
The provisions of this article are severable, and, if any of
its provisions shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the decision
of the court shall not affect or invalidate any of the remaining provisions.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this article
would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional
provision had not been included herein.
