PRINTER'S NO. 1510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1164
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY L. WILLIAMS, FONTANA, BREWSTER, MASTRIANO, COSTA
AND MUTH, MARCH 24, 2022
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 24, 2022
AN ACT
Designating the portion of U.S. Route 19 between Ivory Avenue
and Cemetery Lane in Ross Township, Allegheny County, as the
Chief Vernon Moses Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chief Vernon Moses Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that:
(1) The 100th anniversary of the establishment of the
Ross Township Police Department, in Allegheny County, occurs
in 2022 and Ross Township wishes to memorialize the sacrifice
and service of the department's former chief of police,
Vernon Moses.
(2) Chief Vernon Moses served as a police officer for 12
years and was the first police chief of the Ross Township
Police Department.
(3) On May 3, 1932, Chief Moses lost his life in the
line of duty from gun violence that was pervasive in the
community during the Prohibition Era.
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(4) Chief Moses is the only Ross Township police officer
to have been killed in the line of duty during the
department's 100-year history.
(5) The story of Chief Moses's death has been passed
down through the generations, including by his surviving
grandson, and will continue to shape the course of the Ross
Township Police Department into the future.
(6) The community wishes to honor Chief Moses's legacy
by designating in his name the area where he gave the
ultimate sacrifice and to recognize his life and service
protecting Ross Township.
(b) Designation.--The portion of U.S. Route 19 between Ivory
Avenue and Cemetery Lane in Ross Township, Allegheny County, is
designated the Chief Vernon Moses Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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