[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville 2-21-1948. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 65.
Pensions — See Ch. 72.
[Amended 6-23-1967 by Ord. No. 593]
The Mayor, the President of the Borough Council and the Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Borough of Morrisville, 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 Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
1.
The name of the Authority is The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Morrisville.
2.
Said Authority is formed under the provisions of 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, or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, or under the Act of December 27, 1933 (Special Session, 1933, P.L. 114) is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality, The Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Morrisville.
4.
The name of the incorporating municipality is The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
5.
The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows:[1]
6.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Municipal Authority to be formed hereby are as follows:[2]
7.
The ordinance authorizing the creation of said Authority, certified from the records of The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville, together with advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation, are each submitted herewith.
8.
The Authority is to exist for a term of 50 years from the date of approval of these Articles of Amendment.[3]
[Added by Ord. No. 393]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The undersigned have executed these Articles on behalf of The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville and have caused to be affixed the seal thereof this __________ Day of March, 1948.
William Burgess, Jr., Mayor
Harry M. Lair
Attest;
President of Borough Council
William H. Howell, Secretary
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
ss
County of Bucks:
On this __________ day of March, 1948, before me, the undersigned, personally came the above named William Burgess, Jr., Harry M. Lair and William H. Howell, whose official positions in The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville are respectfully Mayor, President of Borough Council, and Secretary, and who in due form of law, acknowledged the foregoing to be the act and deed of The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville for the purposes therein specified.
Notary Public
[1]
Editor's Note: Here followed the names and addresses of the principal officers of the Borough at the time of enactment of this ordinance.
[2]
Editor's Note: Here followed the names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Authority. A resolution of February 27, 1958, made changes in dates of appointments to fill vacancies beginning in December of 1958 or January of 1959, so as to compute the terms of members from January 1 instead of the preceding February 20.
[3]
Editor's Note: This refers to the approval date of Ordinance 593 —
June 23, 1967.
The 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, water works, water supply works and water distribution systems for the Borough of Morrisville and for such other territory as it may be authorized to serve.