[Ord. 837, 5/4/1977, § 1]
Council signifies its intention and desire to organize an authority
under the provisions of the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945,"
as amended.
[Ord. 837, 5/4/1977, § 2]
The President and Secretary of Council are authorized and directed
to execute on behalf of the Borough articles of incorporation for
the Authority, in substantially the following form:
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Articles of Incorporation
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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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In compliance with the requirements of the Act of May 2, 1945,
P.L. 382, as amended, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of
1945," the Borough of Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, desiring
to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
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1.
The name of the Authority is Quakertown Hospital Authority [changed
to "Quakertown General Authority" by Ord. 912]
2.
The Authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of May 2,
1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
3.
No other Authority organized under the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382,
as amended, or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended,
is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality.
4.
The name of the incorporating municipality is Borough of Quakertown,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
5.
The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows:
[See Ord. 837 for municipal authorities]
6.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of
the Board of the Authority to be formed hereby are as follows: [See
Ord. 837 for original officers of Authority]
[Ord. 837, 5/4/1977, § 5]
The following named persons are appointed as the first members
of the Board of the Authority, whose terms of office shall commence
on the date of appointment and shall be computed from January 1 next
succeeding the date of incorporation: [See Ord. 837 for names and
addresses of the original Board members]
[Ord. 837, 5/4/1977, § 6; as amended by Ord. 912,
5/7/1986]
The Quakertown General Authority shall be for the purpose of,
and shall be authorized to undertake any project involving the acquisition,
holding, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning,
leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, of projects of
the kind and character authorized by the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945 (Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended from time to
time) except that the Authority shall not, without the prior written
approval of the Quakertown Borough Council, be authorized to undertake
any project involving (1) the operation by the Authority (prior to
any event of default) of facilities other than hospitals or health
care related facilities, or (2) the exercise by the Authority of the
power of eminent domain.
[Res. 28-80, 9/3/1980, § 1]
It is the desire of Council to organize an industrial and commercial
development authority in Bucks County, under the Industrial and Commercial
Development Authority Law.
[Res. 28-80, 9/3/1980, § 2]
The proposed Articles of Incorporation are hereby set forth
in full as follows:
1.
The Name of the Authority is "The Quakertown Area Industrial and
Commercial Development Authority."
2.
This Authority is formed under the authority of the "Industrial and
Commercial Development Authority Law," the Act of Assembly of August
27, 1967, P.L. 251, as amended.
3.
The incorporating municipality is the Borough of Quakertown of the
County of Bucks. The names and addresses of the members of the governmental
body of Quakertown Borough are as follows: [See Res. 28-80 for the
names of the official endorsers.]
4.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of
the Board of Directors rectors of this Authority are as follows: [See
Res. 28-80 for the names of the original Board members.]
5.
The term of existence of the Authority shall be 50 years.
