[Ord. 703, 5/12/1969, § 1]
The Council of the Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks, Pennsylvania,
constituting the "Municipal Authority" of said Borough as defined
in the Act of Assembly known as the Municipality Authorities Act of
1945 (the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented)
hereby signifies its intention to organize an Authority under the
provisions of said Act.
[Ord. 703, 5/12/1969, § 2]
The name of the proposed Authority is Bristol Borough Recreation
Authority. In pursuance of said intention, the Articles of Incorporation
of said Authority are hereby approved and adopted in the following
form:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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Bristol Borough Recreation Authority
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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945
(the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented), the
Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks, Pennsylvania, pursuant to an
ordinance duly enacted by the Borough Council of said Borough, authorizing
and directing the formation of an Authority under said Act, does hereby
certify:
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(a)
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The name of the Authority shall be "Bristol Borough Recreation
Authority."
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(b)
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The said Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945.
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(c)
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No other Authority has been organized under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945 or under the Act approved June 28, 1935, P.L.
463, or is in existence in and for the said Borough of Bristol, except
for the Bristol Borough Marina Authority, the Articles of Incorporation
with respect thereto having been approved by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth on July 11, 1962.
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(d)
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The name of the incorporating municipality is the Borough of
Bristol, County of Bucks, Pennsylvania, and the names and addresses
of its municipal authorities are as follows: (Here followed the names,
addresses and titles of the principal officers of the Borough.)
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(e)
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The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of said Authority are as follows: (Here followed the
names, addresses and terms of office of the first Authority Board
members.)
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The terms of office of the first members of the Board of said
Authority shall commence on the date of appointment and shall be computed
from the first day of January, 1970.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks,
Pennsylvania, has caused these Articles of Incorporation to be duly
executed on behalf of said Authority by its proper officers thereunto
duly authorized and under its municipal seal this 12th day of May,
1969.
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BOROUGH OF BRISTOL
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(SEAL)
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By: /s/ John M. Rodgers
Mayor
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Attest:
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/s/ William H. Fallon
President of Borough Council
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/s/ Angelo Cordisco
Secretary
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF BUCKS
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On this 12th day of May, 1969, before me a Notary Public in
and for said Commonwealth, personally appeared the above named John
M. Rodgers, William H. Fallon, and Angelo Cordisco, who stated that
their official positions in the Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks,
Pennsylvania, are, respectively, the Mayor, President of Borough Council
and Secretary of said Borough, and who, in due form of law, acknowledged
the foregoing Articles of Incorporation to be the act and deed of
said Borough of Bristol for the purposes therein specified.
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/s/ Mollie Etkin
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(NOTARIAL SEAL)
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Notary Public
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[Ord. 703, 5/12/1969, § 3]
The first members of the Board of said Authority, named in the
aforesaid Articles of Incorporation, are hereby specifically appointed
members of said Board for the terms of office set after their respective
names, which terms shall commence on the date of appointment and shall
be computed from the first day of January, 1970.
[Ord. 703, 5/12/1969, § 4; as amended by Ord. 879,
4/12/1976; and by Ord. 917, 2/12/1979]
1.
The first project to be undertaken by said Authority shall be the
improving, maintaining and operating, leasing in the capacity of lessee,
as and for a public park, recreation grounds and facilities and as
public playgrounds, those tracts of ground presently owned by the
Borough and situate in the vicinity of Jefferson Avenue, Prospect
Street and Washington Street, known as Grundy Park; and said Authority
shall not undertake any other project or projects unless specifically
authorized so to do by ordinance duly enacted by the Council of the
Borough of Bristol.
2.
The Council of the Borough of Bristol hereby authorizes the Bristol
Borough Recreation Authority in the capacity of lessee to improve,
maintain and operate the tennis court facility located on the East
side of Jefferson Avenue adjacent to Trenton Avenue and the Delaware
canal being composed of approximately 3.5 acres and known as Bucks
County Tax Parcel No. 4-10-201.
3.
The Bristol Borough Recreation Authority is hereby designated to
assume the former responsibility of the Bristol Borough Recreation
Board including, inter alia, the management of all activities in regard
to football, soccer, baseball, basketball and softball activities.
[Ord. 809, 3/12/1973; as added by Ord. 1141, 12/21/1998]
The time period for the existence of the Bristol Borough Recreation
Authority is hereby extended for an additional ten-year period from
June 6, 2019 until June 6, 2029.
[Ord. 809, 3/12/1973; as added by Ord. 1183, 2/9/2004]
The membership of the Bristol Borough Recreation Board is hereby
increased from five members to seven members. The two new Board members
shall serve as follows: one member shall serve for one year from the
first Monday in January next succeeding his or her appointment and
the second additional member shall serve for two years from the first
Monday of January next succeeding his or her appointment.
