[Adopted 5-14-1956 by Ord. No. 716 (Ch. 1, Part 3C, §§ 321-323, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
It is the desire of the Borough Council of the Borough of Greenville in the County of Mercer and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and said Borough Council hereby signifies its intention, to organize an authority under the Municipality Authorities Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (P.L. 382) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22).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.
In pursuance of said desire and intention and in conformity with the terms and provisions of said Municipality Authorities Act, the proposed Articles of Incorporation are hereby set forth in full, as follows:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF GREENVILLE SANITARY AUTHORITY
To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
In compliance with the requirement of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved the second of May, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the municipal authorities of the Borough of Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, that Greenville Sanitary Authority be established under the provisions of the aforementioned law, the Borough of Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, desiring that Greenville Sanitary Authority be established and that a Certificate of Incorporation be issued to said Authority, does hereby certify:
A.
The name of the Authority shall be the "Greenville Sanitary Authority."
B.
The Authority is formed under the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
C.
An Authority under the name of the "Municipal Authority of the Borough of Greenville" was organized under the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, and the project undertaken by said Authority and now under its supervision was and is 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.
D.
The name of the incorporating municipality is the Borough of Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
The names and addresses of the Burgess and members of the Council of the Borough of Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania are as follows: [Here followed a the names and addresses of the Burgess and the members of Borough Council.]
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 of the Authority.]
F.
The purpose for which said Greenville Sanitary Authority is incorporated is the acquiring, holding, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning, leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems, or parts thereof, and sewage treatment works, including works for treating and disposing of industrial wastes.
[Added 6-21-1974 by Res. No. 1974-15]
The proposal of the Greenville Sanitary Authority to amend its Articles of Incorporation by increasing the term of its existence by a period of 50 years from and after the date of the approval of the proposed articles of amendment by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or to the year 2024, is hereby approved, and the Greenville Sanitary Authority is authorized to execute and submit to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania articles of amendment containing the proposed changes to its Articles of Incorporation.