Articles of Incorporation
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To The Secretary of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the requirements of the Act
of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act
of 1945," as amended and supplemented, and pursuant to ordinances
adopted by the municipal authorities of the Boroughs of Collegeville
and Trappe, respectively, all situated in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
expressing the intention and desire of the municipal authorities of
said municipalities to organize a joint municipality authority under
said Act, the said municipalities hereby do certify:
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1.
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The name of the Authority is "Collegeville-Trappe
Municipal Authority."
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2.
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The said Authority is formed under the provisions
of the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as the "Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945" as amended and supplemented for the purpose of acquiring,
holding, constructing, improving, owning, leasing, either in the capacity
of lessor or lessee, maintaining and operating sewers, sewer systems
or parts thereof, sewage treatment works, including works for treating
and disposing of industrial waste and the facilities and equipment
therefor; acquiring, holding, constructing, improving, maintaining
and operating, owning, leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or
lessee, waterworks, water supply works and water distribution systems.
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3.
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No other Authority has been organized under
the said Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented
or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, or is in
existence in or for the incorporating municipalities, except:
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(a)
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Collegeville-Trappe Joint School Authority heretofore
has been organized jointly by the Boroughs of Collegeville and Trappe,
both in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, under the provisions of said
Authorities Act, and presently exists.
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4.
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The names of the incorporating municipalities
are:
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Borough of Collegeville, Montgomery County,
PA.
Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, PA.
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5.
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The names and addresses of the municipal authorities
of said incorporating municipalities are: . . .
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[Here follow the names and addresses of the
Mayor and the members of council in office at the time of enactment
of Ord. No. 152]
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6.
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The names and addresses and terms of office
of the first members of the board of said Authority, each of whom
is a resident and citizen of the appointing municipality, are as follows:
. . .
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[Here follow the names and addresses of the
first members of the board, and, for each, the Borough for which he
is appointee, and his term of office, in years from January 1, 1969]
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7.
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The members of the Board of the said Authority
shall be six in number; and said members shall be apportioned on the
basis of three members for each of the incorporating municipalities.
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Each member of the Board of the said Authority
shall be appointed by the municipal authorities of the municipality
which he is to represent on said Board. Each member of the Board of
the said Authority appointed to succeed any of the first members of
the Board shall hold office for a period of five years.
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The municipal authorities of each of said municipalities,
at a meeting held not later than one month prior to January 1st in
each year in which a vacancy will occur in the Board by reason of
the expiration of the term of a member appointed by that municipality,
shall appoint, as a member of the Board, a citizen of that municipality,
for a term of five years, to succeed the member whose term expires
on January 1st, next succeeding.
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Any other vacancy in the Board shall be filled
by the municipal authorities of the municipality which appointed the
member whose vacancy is to be filled and the person so appointed to
fill said vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired
term of the member whose vacancy in office he has been appointed to
fill.
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