[Adopted 8-3-1948 by Ord. No. 3364]
The Council hereby signifies the intention and desire to organize
an authority under the provisions of the "Municipal Authorities Act
of 1945," as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June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 2-25-2009 by Ord. No. 5592; 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 5639]
The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to execute on behalf of the City of Altoona Articles of Incorporation
for said Authority, in substantially the following form:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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In compliance with the requirements of the Act of May 2, 1945,
P.L. 382, known as "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," as amended,[1] the City of Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, desiring
to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does certify:
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The name of the Authority is "Altoona Water Authority."
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2.
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Said Authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of
May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
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No other authority organized under the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L.
382, as amended, or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended,
or under the Act of December 27, 1933, Special Session 1933, P.L.
114, is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality, the
City of Altoona.
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The name of the incorporating municipality is City of Altoona,
Blair County, Pennsylvania.
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5.
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The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as
follows:[2]
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6.
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The names and addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of Municipal Authority to be formed hereby are as follows:[3]
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The ordinance authorizing the creation of said Authority, certified
from the records of the Council of the City of Altoona, together with
advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation,
are each submitted herewith.
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The term of existence of the Authority shall be for 28 years
from the date of approval of these Articles of Amendment to the Articles
of Incorporation.
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The term of existence of the Authority shall be 35 years from
the date of approval of these Articles of Amendment to the Articles
of Incorporation.
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The term of existence of the Authority shall be for 31 years
from the date of approval of these Articles of Amendment to the Articles
of Incorporation.
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The term of existence of the Authority shall be for 21 years
eight months or until October 31, 2027, from the date of approval
of these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
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The term of existence of the Altoona Water Authority shall be
until January 21, 2059.
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[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) 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.
[2]
Editor's Note: Information regarding the names and addresses
of the original municipal authorities is available in the City offices.
[3]
Editor's Note: Information regarding the names, addresses
and terms of the first members is available in the City offices.
The proper officers of the City are hereby directed to cause
a notice of this article to be published one time in a newspaper published
and of general circulation in the County of Blair as directed by the
Act of May 2, 1945 as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) 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 2-25-2009 by Ord. No. 5592]
The Mayor and the City Clerk are directed to file said Articles
of Incorporation, together with the necessary proof of publication,
with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and to do all other acts and
things necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation of the
Altoona Water Authority.
The project which shall be undertaken by the said Authority
is: to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own,
lease either as lessor or lessee sewers, sewer systems and sewage
treatment works for the City of Altoona and for such other territory
as it may be authorized to serve.
