[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Avis as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 425.
[Adopted 2-3-1953 by Ord. No. 102 (Ch. 1, Part 2, of the 1992 Code of Ordinances)]
The Borough Council hereby signifies its intention and desire to organize an authority under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed 2001, June 19, P.L. 287, No. 22. See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The Mayor, the President of Borough Council and the Secretary thereof are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Borough, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority, in substantially the following form:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
In compliance with the requirements of the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," as amended, the Borough of Avis, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
A.
The name of the Authority is "Avis Borough Authority."
B.
Said Authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
C.
The initial project to be undertaken by the 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 treating and disposing of industrial waste in and for the Borough and for such other territory as it may be authorized to serve.
D.
No other authority organized under Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended, is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality, the Borough of Avis.
E.
The name of the incorporating is Borough of Avis, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
F.
The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows: [Here followed the names and addresses of the municipal authorities.]
G.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of Authority to be formed hereby are as follows: [Here followed the names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board.]
H.
The ordinance authorizing the erection of said Authority, certified from the records of the Council of the Borough together with the advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation are each submitted herewith.
The President and Secretary of Borough Council are further directed to cause a notice of the substance of this article, including the substance of § 12-2 of this article and of the proposed filing of the Articles as provided for in § 12-2 of this article to be published in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the County of Clinton, as required by 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 2001, June 19, P.L. 287, No. 22. See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The President and Secretary of Borough Council are directed to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with the necessary proofs 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 Avis Borough Authority.
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 next succeeding the date of incorporation: [Here followed the names of the persons appointed as the first members of the Board.]