If council determines during proceedings for the division or creation of a ward that any of the boundaries or divisions are uncertain, council must determine the relocation of the line to conform as nearly as possible to the previously determined boundary lines so that each ward in the city is composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable as officially and finally reported in the most recent Federal decennial or special census.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 104 - Creation and Division of Wards
Section 10401 - General power of council
Section 10401.1 - Petition of registered voters
Section 10403 - Appointment of commission
Section 10403.1 - Expenses of commissioners
Section 10405 - Notice of election and review of report
Section 10407 - Voting procedures