[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Whitehall as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[6-2-1976 by Ord. No. 1976-1]
The Board of Supervisors of this Township signifies its intention and desire to organize an Authority under provisions of the Act of Assembly approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented, known as the "Municipal Authorities Act of 1945" (the "Authorities Act"),[1] for the purpose of exercising and all powers conferred by the Authorities Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Secretary, respectively, of this Township are authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of this Township, Articles of Incorporation for the Authority in the following form:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO: THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
In compliance with requirements of the Act of Assembly approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," as amended and supplemented,[1] and pursuant to an ordinance duly enacted by the municipal authorities of the Township of North Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, expressing the intention and desire of the municipal authorities of said municipality to organize an Authority, under provisions of said Act, said incorporating municipality certifies:
1.
The name of the Authority is "North Whitehall Township Authority."
2.
The Authority is formed under provisions of the Act of Assembly approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945."
3.
No other Authority has been organized under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 or under the Act of Assembly approved June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended and supplemented, and is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality.
4.
The name of the incorporating municipality is:
Township of North Whitehall,
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
5.
The names and addresses of all of the municipal authorities of the Township of North Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, are:[2]
6.
The members of the Board of the Authority shall be five in number.
7.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Authority, each of whom is a citizen of the incorporating municipality by which he is appointed, are as follows:[3]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Township of North Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has caused these Articles of Incorporation to be duly executed in its name and in its behalf by its duly authorized officers and its Official Seal to be affixed hereunto and attested by its Secretary, all as of the 2nd day of June, 1976.
TOWNSHIP OF NORTH WHITEHALL
LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
By: Paul F. Kuhns
Chairman of Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Wilson C. Snyder
Secretary
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: The names and addresses of the members of the Board of Supervisors at the time of adoption of Ord. No. 1976-1 are on file in the Township office.
[3]
Editor's Note: The names and addresses of the first members of the Board of the Authority are on file in the Township office.
The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Secretary, respectively, of this Township are authorized and directed to cause notice of the substance of this article, including the substance of the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and of the proposed filing of such Articles of Incorporation, and of the proposed filing of such Articles of Incorporation, to be published as required by the Authorities Act.
The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Secretary, respectively, of this Township are authorized and directed to file such Articles of Incorporation and the necessary proofs of publication with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to do all other things necessary to effect the incorporation of such Authority, including payment of the required filing fee.
The following named persons are appointed as first members to represent this Township on the Board of such Authority:
(SAME NAMES AS ABOVE)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The names and addresses of the first members of the Board of the Authority are on file in the Township office.
The enactment of this article is deemed necessary for the benefit of and preservation of the public health, peace, comfort and general welfare of, and will increase the prosperity of, citizens of this Township.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith expressly are repealed.