Township of Girard, PA Chapter 5 Authorities

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Girard as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Sewers — See Ch. 157.

Article I Water and Sewer Authority

[Adopted 9-12-2000 by Ord. No. 90]

§ 5-1 Declaration of intent.

It is the intent of the Township of Girard to organize an authority under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, Pamphlet Laws 382, 53 P.S. § 301 et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified, reenacted or codified by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.

§ 5-2 Name.

The name of the Authority shall be the "Girard Township Water and Sewer Authority."

§ 5-3 Articles of incorporation. [1]

In pursuance of said intention, the following Articles of Incorporation of the said Authority are hereby approved and adopted by the Supervisors on behalf of the Township of Girard, County of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, in the following form.[2]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

[2] Editor's Note: The original Articles of Incorporation, as adopted by Ord. No. 90, are on file in the Township offices.

§ 5-4 Incorporation of Authority.

The officers of the Township of Girard are authorized and directed to execute under its corporate seal the Articles of Incorporation of the proposed Authority in substantially the form set forth in this article, and such officers are authorized to do all acts necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation of the proposed Authority.

§ 5-5 Purpose.

The Girard Township Water and Sewer Authority is organized for the following purposes: to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, finance, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewer works, sewer supply works, sewer distribution systems and the general sewer authority and to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, finance, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, water works, water supply works, water distribution systems and the general water authority and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all of the rights, benefits and privileges granted to such authorities by the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 as amended, supplemented, modified, reenacted or codified.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.

§ 5-6 Appropriation.

An order shall be drawn on the Treasurer of the Township of Girard to pay the required fee for filing said Articles of Incorporation, and the amount necessary to pay said fee is hereby appropriated from the general treasury of the Township of Girard, County of Erie and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.