{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1904","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 1904","heading":"Removal of township officers and appointees.","body":"(a) Removal of officer.--A township officer, elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in elective office, shall be removable from office only by:\n(1) impeachment;\n(2) the Governor for reasonable cause after due notice and full hearing on the advice of two-thirds of the Senate; or\n(3) on conviction of misbehavior in office or of an infamous crime in accordance with the Constitution of Pennsylvania.\n(b) Quo warranto.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), an officer's title to office may be tried by proceedings of quo warranto as provided by law.","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 19 GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=19\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"c2f36fefb5396385284b677afa9b24de9eeabf298934160981f7a6ea48a201d8","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1903","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}