[Adopted 3-16-1956 by Ord. No. 1941 (Ch. 35, Art. I, of the 1986 Code)]
The Council hereby signifies its intention and desire to organize an authority under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Oil City, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority, in substantially the following form:[1]
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Editor's Note: A copy of the Articles of Incorporation is on file in the office of the City Manager. The Articles were amended on August 27, 1973, by Ord. No. 2291 to provide for the term of existence of the Authority and the project or projects to be undertaken.
The proper officers of the City are hereby directed to cause a notice of the substance of this article, including the substance of the Articles of Incorporation and of the proposed filing of said Articles, to be published one time in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the County of Venango, as directed by the Act of May 23, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
The Mayor and the City Clerk are directed to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with the necessary proof 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 Oil City General Authority.
The initial project, which shall be undertaken by said Authority, is to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own, lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof and sewage treatment works, including works for treatment and disposing of industrial waste, for the City of Oil City and for such other territory as it may be authorized to serve.
The following named persons be and they hereby 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, 1957.[1]
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Editor's Note: There followed the names and addresses of the original members, which list is on file in the office of the City Manager.