[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Middletown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-14-1952 by Ord. No. 14 (Ch. 1, Part 11, of the
1992 Code)]
It is the desire and intention of the municipal authorities
of the Township of Middletown, Bucks County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
being the municipal authorities of said Township, and it is hereby
ordained and enacted by the authority of the same as follows: It is
the desire and intention of the municipal authorities of the Township
of Middletown, Bucks County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to organize
an Authority under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved
May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented.[1]
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Editor's Note: Repealed 6-19-2001, P.L. 287, No. 22;
see now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The name of the proposed authority is "Middletown Township,
Bucks County, Municipal Authority."
The proposed Articles of Incorporation of the proposed Authority
are as follows:
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Middletown Township, Bucks County, Municipal Authority
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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 Municipality Authorities Act of 1945,
as amended and supplemented, the Township of Middletown, Bucks County,
a municipality of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to an
ordinance duly enacted by the municipal authorities of said Township
signifying such Township's desire and intention to form an Authority,
hereby certifies:
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A.
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The name of the Authority shall be "Middletown Township, Bucks
County, Municipal Authority."
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B.
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The Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities Act
of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented.
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C.
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No other Authority has been organized under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented, or under the
Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, and is in existence in
or for the said Township of Middletown. The School District of the
Township of Middletown has or is about to form an Authority under
the said Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 jointly with five other
school districts to be known as "Lower Bucks County School Authority."
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D.
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The name of the incorporating municipality is the Township of
Middletown, and the names and addresses of its municipal authorities
are as follows: [Names and addresses may be obtained from Ord. No.
14].
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E.
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The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of the Authority are: [Names and addresses may be obtained
from Ord. No. 14].
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The persons designated as the first members of the Board of
the proposed Authority in the foregoing Articles of Incorporation
are hereby specifically appointed as such for the respective terms
of office specified in said Articles of Incorporation.
The Articles of Incorporation of the proposed Authority in substantially
the form set forth in § 7-102 of this article shall be executed
on behalf of the Township of Middletown by the Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors of said Township and under its municipal seal, attested
by the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of said Township, and
such officers are hereby authorized and empowered and directed to
do all things necessary and appropriate to effect and establish said
proposed Authority in conformity with the provisions of the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented.
The first projects to be undertaken by the Authority shall be
the acquiring, holding, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating,
owning, leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, of sewers,
sewer systems or parts thereof, sewage treatment works, including
works for treatment and disposing of industrial wastes, incinerator
plants, waterworks, water supply works, and water distribution systems
in the Township of Middletown or parts thereof and for such other
territory as it may be authorized to serve.
The adoption of this article is deemed necessary for the benefit
and preservation of the public health, peace, comfort and general
welfare and will increase the general welfare of the people of the
Township of Middletown and of the territories adjacent thereto.
