{"data":{"id":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1905","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"1 Pa.C.S. § 1905","heading":"Joint authority; quorum.","body":"(a) Joint authority.--Words in a statute conferring a joint authority upon three or more public officers or other persons shall be construed to confer authority upon a majority of such officers or persons.\n(b) Quorum.--A majority of any board or commission shall constitute a quorum.","path":["Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART V STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION","CHAPTER 19 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","SUBCHAPTER A CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=01\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=19\u0026sctn=5\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-09-13 (Statute Update stamp, 1 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:06Z","sha256":"d558b122da7ddbc626dd4b141077cd52b4bdb184dc7fc91de409861d53453924","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1904","next":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}