(a) Referendum.-- Upon petition to the court of common pleas of at least 10% of the electors of a township or upon the passage of a resolution by the board of commissioners seeking a change of the name of the township, the court of common pleas shall order a referendum on the question. (b) Filing with clerk of court.-- If the court determines that the petition or resolution for change of name of the township is in proper form and properly executed, the original petition or resolution shall be filed with the clerk of the court. A copy of the petition or resolution and order of the court shall be filed with the county board of elections which shall frame the question to be submitted to the electors at the next general or municipal election which occurs at least 60 days after the court order. (c) Certification of the vote.-- The election officers shall compute the votes cast on the question submitted under subsection (a) and certify the votes to the clerk of the court of common pleas, who shall tabulate the votes and certify the result. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the change of township name, the court shall so order and shall order the record of the proceedings to be permanently recorded. If a majority of the votes are against the change, there shall be no further proceedings on the petition or resolution. PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE Chapter 11. Preliminary Provisions 13. (Reserved) 15. Wards 17. Election of Officers and Vacancies in Office 19. General Provisions Relating to Township Officers 21. Township Commissioners 23. Appointed Township Treasurer 25. Tax Collector 27. Township Secretary 29. Auditors 31. Controller 33. Township Solicitor 35. Township Engineer 37. Township Manager 39. Veterans' Affairs 41. Police 43. Corporate Powers 45. Real Estate Registry 47. Public Health 49. Finance and Taxation 51. Contracts 53. Eminent Domain, Assessment of Damages and Benefits 55. Streets and Highways 57. Bridges 59. Sidewalks 61. Sanitary Sewers and Drains 63. Assessments for Public Improvements 65. Water Supply 67. Manufacture and Sale of Electricity 69. Public Buildings 71. Licenses and License Fees 73. Parks, Recreation Centers, Shade Trees and Forests 75. Uniform Construction Code, Property Maintenance Code and Reserved Powers 77. Ordinances 79. Actions By and Against Townships 81. Repeals CHAPTER 11 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Sec. 1101. Short title of part. 1102. Definitions. 1103. Excluded provisions. 1104. Construction of part generally. 1105. Constitutional construction. 1106. Construction of references. 1107. Legal advertising. 1108. Application.
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