[Ord. 12/15/1987]
1.
The following association is hereby recognized as actively engaged
in providing fire protection and/or emergency services in the Township
of Montour:
Montour Township Firemen's Relief Association.
2.
The above-named association has been formed for the benefit of its
members and their families in case of death in the line of duty.
3.
The above-named association of the Township is designated the proper
association to receive such funds as are due and payable to the Township
Treasurer by the Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania from the tax
on premiums from foreign fire insurance companies.
[Ord. 12/15/1987]
The Board of Supervisors shall annually certify to the Auditor
General of the Commonwealth, the name(s) of the active associations
and the percentage of service they contribute to the protection of
the Township. Such certification shall be on forms prescribed by the
Auditor General.
[Ord. 12/15/1987]
There is annually appropriated from the Township Treasury all
such sums of money that may hereafter be paid into the Township Treasury
by the Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania on account of taxes
paid on premiums of foreign fire insurance companies in pursuance
of 1984 Act of December 18, No. 205, §§ 701 et seq.,[1] as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted
by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. Such monies received by the
Township Treasurer from the State Treasurer shall be distributed to
the duly recognized association(s) within 60 days of receipt. The
funds shall be distributed on the basis of the percentage of service
established in the certification to the Auditor General and with other
provisions of the Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 895.701 et seq., the Foreign
Fire Insurance Tax Distribution Law.
