[Adopted 4-1-1963 by Ord.
No. 9-1963]
The Borough Council hereby signifies its intention and desire
to organize with the Boroughs of Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort,
Kingston, Larksville, Luzerne, Pringle and Swoyersville, a Joint Authority
under the provisions of the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945, P.L.
382, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Mayor, President of the Borough Council and the Secretary
are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Borough
of Plymouth Articles of Incorporation for said Joint Authority in
substantially the following form:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 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,"[1] the Boroughs of Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Kingston,
Larksville, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle and Swoyersville, all in Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate a Joint Authority thereunder,
do hereby certify:
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The name of the Joint Authority is "West Side Landfill Authority,
Luzerne County."
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Said Joint Authority is formed by the Boroughs of Courtdale,
Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Kingston, Larksville, Luzerne, Plymouth,
Pringle and Swoyersville under the provisions of the Act of May 2,
1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
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No other authority organized under this Act or under the Act
approved the 28th day of June 1935, P.L. 163, is in existence in or
for the incorporating municipalities, except the Wyoming Valley Sanitary
Authority for the boroughs of Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Kingston,
Plymouth and Swoyersville and the Municipal Authority of the Borough
of Plymouth for Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
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The names of the incorporating municipalities are the Boroughs
of Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Kingston, Larksville, Luzerne,
Plymouth, Pringle and Swoyersville.
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The names and addresses of their respective municipal authorities
are as follows.[2]
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The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of said Joint Authority, each being a citizen and a resident
of the incorporating municipality appointing such member (the terms
to be computed from January 1, 1963), are as follows.[3]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed these Articles
on behalf of the Borough of Plymouth, and have caused to be affixed
the seal thereof this first day of April 1963.[4]
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[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: The names and addresses of the Municipal
Authorities are on file and available.
[3]
Editor's Note: The names, addresses and terms of office
of the first members of the Board of the Authority are on file and
available for inspection in the Borough offices.
[4]
Editor's Note: The signed copies of these Articles of
Incorporation are on file and available for inspection in the Borough
offices.
The proper officers of the Borough of Plymouth are hereby directed
to cause or join in the publication of the notice of this article
and the proposed filing of the Articles of Incorporation as required
by Section 3 of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945.[1] In the publication of this article, as provided in the
Act, it is not necessary to set forth the proposed Articles of Incorporation
in full, but to set forth briefly the substance thereof and to refer
to the provisions of the Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
and, in particular, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5603.
The Mayor, President of Borough Council and Secretary of Plymouth
Borough are directed to join with the Mayors, Presidents of Borough
Councils and Secretaries of the Boroughs of Courtdale, Edwardsville,
Kingston, Forty Fort, Larksville, Luzerne, Pringle and Swoyersville
and file said Articles of Incorporation, together with the necessary
proof 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 West Side Landfill Authority of Luzerne County.
The project to be undertaken by the Authority is the financing,
contracting for and/or provision of facilities and labor for the sanitary
disposal of garbage, refuse and rubbish, including the management
and/or the operation of a sanitary landfill site.
