Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution

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Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution is the section that governs the organization, powers, and regulation of cities and municipal corporations within the Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional article
part of the Constitution of Pennsylvania
appliesTo all cities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
municipal corporations created under Pennsylvania law
belongsToDocumentType state constitution
bindingOn Pennsylvania General Assembly
municipal governments in Pennsylvania
concerns distribution of powers between state and municipal governments in Pennsylvania
organization of local political subdivisions in Pennsylvania
country United States of America
defines framework for organization of cities in Pennsylvania
framework for powers of municipal corporations in Pennsylvania
framework for regulation of municipal corporations in Pennsylvania
geographicalScope territory of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
governs cities in Pennsylvania
local government organization in Pennsylvania
municipal corporations in Pennsylvania
relationship between Pennsylvania and its municipal corporations
hasAuthorityOver charters of cities in Pennsylvania
forms of municipal government in Pennsylvania
hasLegalEffect directly binding on municipal charters and ordinances in Pennsylvania
hierarchicalPosition superior to statutory municipal law in Pennsylvania
isCitedAs Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pa. Const. art. XV
isEnforceableBy Pennsylvania courts
surface form: courts of Pennsylvania
isSourceFor Pennsylvania municipal statutes
jurisdiction Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
language English
legalDomain municipal law
public law
legalStatus supreme law within its subject matter in Pennsylvania
legalSystem state constitutional law of Pennsylvania
levelOfLaw constitutional
partOf Pennsylvania Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
regulates creation of municipal corporations in Pennsylvania
limitations on municipal powers in Pennsylvania
powers of cities in Pennsylvania
requiresComplianceBy cities in Pennsylvania
municipal corporations in Pennsylvania
subject local self-government
municipal government

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Pennsylvania Constitution hasPart Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution
Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution isCitedAs Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pa. Const. art. XV