42 Pa.C.S. § 16

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Boards of viewers.

Official statutory text

Appointments and removals of persons as members of the county board of viewers pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 2142 (relating to composition of boards) shall be made by a majority of the judges of the court of common pleas of the appropriate judicial district. § 17. Landlord and tenant officers and writ servers. Appointments and removals of landlord and tenant officers and writ servers for the Philadelphia Municipal Court under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2301 (relating to appointment of personnel) shall be by the president judge of that court.

§ 18. Traffic court writ servers. Appointments and removals of writ servers for the Traffic Court of Philadelphia pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 2301 (relating to appointment of personnel) shall be by the president judge of that court from among persons who shall possess such qualifications as the judges of that court shall prescribe. § 19. Applicability of minor judiciary education requirements.

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