{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15763","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 15763","heading":"Powers and duties.","body":"The county commissioners of counties of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class shall have the power and their duty shall be to:\n(1) Erect, equip, maintain, repair, alter and add to institutions for the care of dependents. A plan for the erection or substantial alteration of an institution must be approved as to suitability by the Department of Human Services.\n(2) Pay the necessary expenses of land and buildings for the care of dependents and farms.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 157 PUBLIC HEALTH","SUBCHAPTER E CARE OF DEPENDENTS AND CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=157\u0026sctn=63\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"65267070a6dbb74ff6317f245e997c2583b56a36559f6914d0065952af04d52b","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15762","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15764"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}