[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Barrett 1-1-1958 by Ord. No.
37. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Barrett hereby signifies
its intention and desire to organize an Authority under the provisions
of the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945" (Act of May 2, 1945,
P.L. 382), as amended.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (6-19-2001,
P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 5601 et seq.
The Chairman, a member, and the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors
are hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the Township
of Barrett, Articles of Incorporation in substantially the following
form:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE 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 Township of Barrett, Monroe
County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority thereunder,
do hereby certify:
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(a)
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The name of the Authority is "Barrett Township Municipal Authority."
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(b)
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Said Authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of
May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act
of 1945," as amended.
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(c)
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No other authority has been organized under the said Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, or under the Act approved the 26th day of
June, 1935, P.L. 463, or is in existence in or for the Township of
Barrett, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
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(d)
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The name of the incorporating municipality is the Township of
Barrett, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and the names and addresses
of its municipal authorities are as follows:
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Name
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Office
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Address
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Millard Price
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Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
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Canadensis, PA.
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Charles D. Gaissinger
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Member of the Board of Supervisors
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Mountainhome, PA.
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David Price
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Secretary of the Board of Supervisors
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Canadensis, PA.
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(e)
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The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of Supervisors of said Authority are as follows:
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Name
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Address
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Term of Office
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I. R. Shinnen
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Mountainhome, PA.
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5 years
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Raymond Price, Sr.
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Mountainhome, PA.
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4 years
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Harold Gravel
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Canadensis, PA.
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3 years
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Rapha Sieg
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Canadensis, PA.
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2 years
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Wayne A. Price
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Canadensis, PA.
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1 year
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Whose terms of office shall commence on the date of appointment
and shall be computed from January 1, 1958.
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(f)
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Said Authority is organized for all of the purposes set forth
in the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended, and shall
have all of the powers granted in said Act.
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The first members of the Board of Supervisors of Barrett Township
Municipal Authority named in the proposed Articles of Incorporation
are hereby specifically appointed members of said Board for the terms
of office set after their respective names, which terms shall commence
on the date of approval hereof and shall be computed from January
1, 1958.
The proper officers of the Township are hereby directed to cause
a notice of this chapter to be published one time in the Monroe Legal
Reporter, the legal periodical of Monroe County, and one time in the
Daily Record, a newspaper published and of general circulation in
Monroe County, as required by the Municipality Authorities Act of
1945, as amended;[1] to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with
the required proofs of publication of notice of this chapter and a
certified copy of this chapter with the Secretary of the Commonwealth;
and to do, execute and perform any and all official acts, and to pay
all fees and costs necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation
of Barrett Township Municipal Authority.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (6-19-2001,
P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 5601 et seq.
Said Authority shall be for all of the purposes set forth in
the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended, and shall have
all of the powers granted in said Act.
The first project to be undertaken by the Authority shall be
to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own and lease,
either as lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems, sewage treatment
works and property and equipment for use in connection therewith for
the Township of Barrett and for such other territory as it may be
authorized to serve. The second project to be undertaken by the Authority
shall be to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate,
own and lease, either as lessor or lessee, water sheds, impounding
reservoirs, purification systems, pumping facilities, pipelines, distribution
systems, rights-of-way, and all other real or personal property necessary
or convenient for use in connection with such sewer systems for the
Township of Barrett and for such other territory that may be authorized
to serve. Said Authority shall not undertake any other project or
projects unless specifically authorized by ordinance of the Board
of Supervisors of the Township of Barrett.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances, resolutions and parts
of resolutions inconsistent herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon final enactment.
