[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Royersford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-23-1950 by Ord. No. 288 (Ch. 1, Part 2, of the 1990 Borough 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]
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Editor's Note: See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The Mayor, the President of the Borough Council and the Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Borough of Royersford, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority, in substantially the following form:
Articles of Incorporation
To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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 Borough of Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
1.
The name of the Authority is "Royersford Borough Authority."
2.
Said 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, the Borough of Royersford.
4.
The name of the incorporating municipality is Borough of Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
5.
The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows: [Here followed the names and addresses of the Mayor, members of Council and Borough Secretary in office at the time of enactment of Ord. No. 288]
6.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Municipal Authority to be formed are as follows: [Here followed the names, addresses and terms of office of the members of the first Board of Authority]
7.
This Article I authorizing the creation of said Authority, certified from the records of the Borough of Royersford, together with advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation, are each submitted herewith.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The undersigned have executed these Articles on behalf of the Borough of Royersford and have caused to be affixed the seal thereof this 23rd day of June 1950.
Ralph H. Landes, Mayor
(BOROUGH SEAL)
H. Clare Mock, President of Council
Attest:
Benjamin Detwiler, Secretary
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY: SS
On this 24th day of June 1950, before me, the undersigned, personally came the above-named Ralph H. Landes, H. Clare Mock and Benjamin Detwiler, whose official positions in the Borough of Royersford are, respectively, Mayor, President of Council, and Secretary, and who in due form of law acknowledged the foregoing to be the act and deed of the Borough of Royersford for the purposes therein specified.
Otto H. Moyer, Justice of the Peace
My Commission Expires January 5, 1954
The initial project which shall be undertaken by the said Authority is to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own, lease, either as lessor or as lessee, sewers, sewer system or parts thereof and sewage treatment works, including works for treatment and disposing of industrial waste in and for the Borough of Royersford and 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, 1951: [Here followed the names and addresses of the first members of the Board of Royersford Borough Authority]