[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Radnor 2-25-1974 by Ord. No. 1564 as Ch. 26 of the 1974
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Radnor, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, constituting the Municipal
Authority of the said Township as defined in the Act of the Assembly
known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945" (the Act of May
2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented),[1] hereby signifies its intention to join with the Boards
of Commissioners of the Township of Haverford and the Township of
Marple, both of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, to organize an Authority
under the provisions of said Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301
et seq.
The name of the proposed Authority is the "Radnor-Haverford-Marple
Sewer Authority."
In pursuance of said intention, the Articles
of Incorporation of said Authority are hereby approved and adopted
in the following form:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
RADNOR-HAVERFORD-MARPLE
SEWER AUTHORITY
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
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In compliance with the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945 (the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented),[1] the Townships of Radnor, Haverford and Marple, all of
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, pursuant to ordinances duly enacted
by the respective Boards of Commissioners of said Townships authorizing
and directing the formation of an Authority jointly by said municipalities
under said Act, DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
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(a)
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The name of the Authority shall be "Radnor-Haverford-Marple
Sewer Authority."
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(b)
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The said Authority is formed under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945. Said Authority shall be organized for all
of the purposes set forth in said Act and shall have all of the powers
granted in said Act.
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(c)
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No other Authority has been organized under
the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 or under the Act approved
June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, and is in existence in or for the incorporating
municipalities, except:
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Name of Authority
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Members
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(1)
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The Haverford Township Authority
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Township of Haverford
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(2)
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Marple Township Municipal Authority
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Township of Marple
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(3)
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Central Delaware County Authority
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Townships of Marple, Ridley, Springfield and
Nether Providence; and Boroughs of Ridley Park, Swarthmore, Prospect
Park, Rutledge and Morton
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(4)
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Radnor Township Municipal Authority
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Township of Radnor
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(d)
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The names of the incorporating municipalities
are the Township of Radnor, the Township of Haverford and the Township
of Marple, all of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The names, titles
and addresses of the municipal authorities (as defined in the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945) of the incorporating municipalities are as
follows.[2]
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(e)
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The names, addresses and terms of office of
the first members of the Board of said Authority, each being a citizen
of the respective incorporating municipality by whom such member was
appointed, and the name of the incorporating municipality appointing
the respective members are as follows:[3]
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The terms of office of the first members of
the Board of said Authority shall commence on the date of appointment
and shall be computed from the first day of January 1968.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Township of Radnor,
the Township of Haverford and the Township of Marple, all of Delaware
County, Pennsylvania, have caused these Articles of
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Incorporation to be duly executed on behalf
of said municipalities by the respective proper officers thereunto
duly authorized and under their respective municipal seals this ..........
day of ...................., 1967.[4]
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TOWNSHIP OF RADNOR
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TOWNSHIP OF HAVERFORD
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TOWNSHIP OF MARPLE
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[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. ~ 301 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: The names, titles and addresses
of the municipal authorities were omitted by the publisher. A complete
copy of former Ch. 26 is on file and available for inspection in the
office of the Township Secretary.
[3]
Editor's Note: The names, addresses and terms
of office of the first members of the Board were omitted by the publisher.
A complete copy of former Ch. 26 is on file and available for inspection
in the office of the Township Secretary.
[4]
Editor's Note: The space and text reserved
for the signing and notarization of the Articles was omitted by the
publisher. A complete copy of former Ch. 26 is on file and available
for inspection in the office of the Township Secretary.
The first members of the Board of Radnor-Haverford-Marple
Sewer Authority named in the aforesaid Articles of Incorporation as
having been appointed by this incorporating municipality are hereby
specifically appointed members of said Board for the terms of office
set after their respective names, which terms shall commence on the
date of appointment and shall be computed from the first day of January
1968.
Each member of the Board of Radnor-Haverford-Marple
Sewer Authority appointed by the Township of Radnor shall receive
as compensation $600 per calendar year, or a proportionate amount
thereof for any period less than a full calendar year. For purposes
of this section, the pay period shall be computed from the actual
date of appointment to the Board.
Radnor-Haverford-Marple Sewer Authority shall
be organized for all purposes set forth in the Municipal Authorities
Act of 1945 and shall have all of the powers granted in said Act.
The first project to be undertaken by the Radnor-Haverford-Marple
Sewer Authority shall be to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain
and operate, own or lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee,
sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof, sewage treatment works, including
works for treating and disposing of industrial wastes, in and for
the incorporating municipalities and for such other territory as it
may be authorized to serve; and said Authority shall not undertake
any other project or projects unless specifically authorized so to
do by ordinances duly enacted by the incorporating municipalities.
The proper officers of the Township of Radnor
are hereby authorized and directed to join with the proper officers
of the Township of Haverford and the Township of Marple, both of Delaware
County, Pennsylvania, to execute said Articles of Incorporation and
to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with a certified
copy of this chapter and required proof of publication, with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and to do, execute and perform
any and all acts and things necessary or appropriate to effect and
establish said Radnor-Haverford-Marple Sewer Authority.
