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City of Monessen, PA
Westmoreland County
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[Derived from Ch. I, Part 5A, Sections 71 through 76, of the 1964 Code of Ordinances of the City of Monessen]
It is the desire and intention of the municipal authorities of the City of Monessen, Westmoreland County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to organize an Authority under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, Act No. 164, as amended and supplemented,[1] for the purpose of exercising any and all of the powers conferred by said Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301 et seq.
The name of the proposed Authority is "Municipal Authority of the City of Monessen."
The proposed Articles of Incorporation of the proposed authority are as follows:
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
In compliance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented, the City of Monessen, Westmoreland County, a municipality of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the municipal authorities of said City signifying said City's desire and intention to form an Authority, hereby certifies:
1.
The name of the Authority shall be "Municipal Authority of the City of Monessen."
2.
The Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, Act No. 164, as amended and supplemented.
3.
No other Authority organized under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented, or under the Act approved June 28, 1935, P. L. 463, as amended and supplemented, is in existence in and for the incorporating municipality named herein.
4.
The name of the incorporating municipality is the City of Monessen, and the names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows:[1]
5.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Authority are:[2]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the incorporating municipality has executed these Articles by its proper officers thereunto duly authorized and under its municipal seal _____________ this ______ day of ___________________, 1947.
CITY OF MONESSEN
By
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
[1]
Editor's Note: Here were listed the names and addresses of the municipal authorities in effect when this article was enacted.
[2]
Editor's Note: Here were listed the names and addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Authority.
The Articles of Incorporation of the proposed Authority, in substantially the form set forth in § 5-3, shall be executed on behalf of the City of Monessen by the Mayor of the City of Monessen and under its municipal seal, attested by the City Clerk, and such officers are hereby authorized, 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301 et seq.
The project to be initially undertaken by the proposed Authority shall be the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of sewers, sewer systems and sewage treatment works, including works for the treating and disposal of industrial waste in the City of Monessen and the territory adjacent thereto.
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 City of Monessen and the territory adjacent thereto.