Cities of Nanticoke, Pittston, and Wilkes-Barre; the Boroughs
of Edwardsville, Exeter, Forty Fort, Kingston, Plymouth, Swoyersville,
West Pittston and Wyoming; and the Townships of Hanover, Jenkins and
Plains.
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
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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, the Municipal Authorities of the following municipalities:
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Cities of Nanticoke, Pittston, and Wilkes-Barre; the Boroughs
of Edwardsville, Exeter, Forty Fort, Kingston, Plymouth, Swoyersville,
West Pittston and Wyoming; and the Townships of Hanover, Jenkins and
Plains, desiring to organize an Authority thereunder, do hereby certify:
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1.
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The name of the Authority is Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority.
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2.
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The Authority is formed under the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382,
as amended.
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3.
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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 any of the incorporating municipalities,
except:
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Municipal Authority of the Township of Hanover - Hanover Township,
Pennsylvania.
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The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Plymouth - Plymouth,
Pennsylvania.
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The names of the incorporating municipalities are: Cities of
Nanticoke, Pittston, and Wilkes-Barre; Boroughs of Edwardsville, Exeter,
Forty Fort, Kingston, Plymouth, Swoyersville, West Pittston and Wyoming;
and the Townships of Hanover, Jenkins and Plains, and the names and
addresses of their respective municipal authorities are: (Here followed
the names and addresses of the authorities of all the incorporating
municipalities.
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The Board of the Authority shall consist of 20 members being
at least one member from each incorporating municipality or one member
for each 15,000 population or fraction thereof of each incorporating
municipality as evidenced by the last preceding census. Except for
those initially appointed, each member shall serve for a term of five
years. The municipal authorities of each incorporating municipality
shall fill vacancies occurring among its members upon expiration of
their terms, or in case of death, resignation, or incapacity, by interim
appointments of members to serve the unexpired portions of terms.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the
Board of the Authority, each being citizens of the incorporating municipality
appointing such member (their terms to be computed from January 1,
1963) are as follows: (Here followed the names, addresses and terms
of office of the first Authority board members.)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed these Articles
of Incorporation each by its proper officers thereunto duly authorized
and under its common and corporate seal this 19 day of November, 1962.
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Borough of Forty Fort
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By /s/Robert L. Taylor
President of Council
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Attest: /s/Walter W. Rickert
Secretary
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Approved: /s/Charles F. Stretch
Mayor
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(Secretary's Note: Officials of the other joining municipalities
have signed or will sign similar ordinances, thus creating the Authority.)
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