[Adopted 2-17-1942 by Ord. No. 540; amended in its entirety 11-10-1955 by Ord. No. 694 (Ch. 1, Part 3A, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
The Council of the Borough of Greenville hereby signifies its intention and desire to organize an authority, under the Municipality Authorities Act according to the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937, P.L. 739, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, 1939 P.L. 167.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1935 (Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463) was superseded by Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382), which Act was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22).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.
[Amended 4-11-1989 by Res. No. 1989-8]
The President and the Secretary of the Borough Council are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Borough, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority in substantially the following form:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
In compliance with the requirements of the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937 P.L. 739, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, P.L. 167, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act," the Council of the Borough of Greenville, desiring to incorporate an authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
A.
The name of the Authority is the "Municipal Authority of the Borough of Greenville."
B.
Said Authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937, P.L. 739, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, P.L. 167.
C.
No other Authority organized under said Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937, P.L. 739, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, P.L. 167 or under the Act of December 27, 1933 (Special Session P.L. 144) is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality, the Borough of Greenville, or for Hempfield and West Salem Townships, Mercer County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
D.
The name of the incorporating municipality is the Borough of Greenville, County of Mercer and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the names and addresses of the municipal authorities are as follows:
[Here followed the names and addresses of the municipal authorities of the Borough of Greenville]
All of whom reside in the Borough of Greenville, Mercer County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
E.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of said Authority are as follows: [Here followed the names, addresses and terms of office of the first Board.]
F.
The term of existence of said authority shall be for a period of 50 years from the date of approval of said Articles of Amendment, unless sooner dissolved according to law.
The project first to be undertaken by Greenville Borough Authority, a body corporate and politic to be duly organized under the Municipal Authorities Act of 1935, P.L. 463, as amended and supplemented, shall be the acquiring, holding, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating, owning and leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, water works, water supply works and water distribution systems in any or all of the following territories, namely, the Borough of Greenville, County of Mercer, and in territory contiguous and adjacent thereto, including Hempfield and West Salem Townships.
This article shall not be construed as restricting, or attempting to restrict the right and power of the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Greenville to undertake any other project or projects which it may, by law, be authorized to undertake.
This article is deemed necessary for the benefit and preservation of public health, peace, comfort and general welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Greenville and the territory contiguous and adjacent thereto including the Townships of Hempfield and West Salem.