[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Worcester as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-11-1964 by Ord. No. 41]
[Amended 6-10-1964 by Ord. No. 42]
The Township hereby signifies its intention and desire to organize an
Authority (the "Authority") jointly with the Boroughs of Lansdale and Souderton
and the Townships of Franconia, Hatfield, Lower Salford and Towamencin, under
the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Act (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.), was repealed
6-19-2001 by P.L. 287, No. 22. See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The initial project to be undertaken by the Authority is to acquire,
hold, construct, improves interconnect, maintain, operates own and lease,
either in the capacity of lessor or lessees waterworks sources of water supply,
water rights and allocations water supply works and water distribution systems
in the above-mentioned municipalities or any of them, or anywhere else, and
for such municipalities or any of them and for such other territory as it
may be authorized to serve.
The President and Secretary of the Board of Supervisors are hereby authorized
and directed to execute on behalf of the Township of Worcester Articles of
Incorporation for the Authority,[1] in substantially the form presented to this meeting, which are
hereby approved and are ordered to be filed with this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Articles of Incorporation for the North Penn Water
Authority are on file in the Township offices. Said Articles of Incorporation
contain the following information: the name of the Authority; statutory authorization
to form the Authority; a list of existing Authorities in the member municipalities;
the names of the incorporating municipalities and the names and addresses
of their respective Municipal Authorities; the names, addresses, appointing
municipality and terms of office for the first members of the Board; and regulations
regarding the appointment of Board members.
The Township Secretary is hereby directed to cause a notice of the substance
of this article to be published (separately or jointly with respect to similar
ordinances adopted by other municipalities) once in the legal periodical for
Montgomery County and once in a newspaper published and of general circulation
in such county pursuant to the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Act (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.), was repealed
6-19-2001 by P.L. 287, No. 22. See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The President and Secretary of the Board of Supervisors are directed
to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with the necessary proofs
of publication, with the Secretary of the commonwealth and to do all other
acts and things necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation of the
Authority.
Section 6 of the Authority's Articles of Incorporation shall provide
that the respective municipalities which are incorporating members of the
Authority shall each have one representative on the Board of the Authority.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 7, dealing with the appointment of the
first member of the Board, which immediately followed this section, was deleted
8-21-1996 by Ord. No. 150.
This article shall become effective when ordinances substantially similar
to this (except, in the case of the Boroughs, for the addition of a section
with respect to the transfer of existing water systems) have been enacted
by the Boroughs of Lansdale and Souderton and the Townships of Franconia,
Hatfield, Lower Salford and Towamencin.
