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Timestamp: 2020-08-12 15:02:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 8']

Borough of Shippensburg, PA Authority, Borough
§ 8-1 Declaration of intent.
§ 8-2 Articles of Incorporation.
§ 8-3 Publication of notice.
§ 8-4 Filing of documents.
§ 8-5 Project to be undertaken.
§ 8-6 First members of Board.
Chapter 8 Authority, Borough
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Shippensburg 9-12-1950 by Ord. No. 232, approved 9-12-1950. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Industrial Development Authority — See Ch. 21.
Sanitary Authority — See Ch. 52.
The Council hereby signifies its intention and desire to organize an Authority under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
The President of Borough Council and the Secretary thereof are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Borough of Shippensburg, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority, in substantially the following form.[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Articles of Incorporation is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary. Note that the Articles of Incorporation were amended 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 803, approved 5-11-2006, to provide that the term of existence of the Authority should be for a period ending 12-31-2043.
The proper officers of the borough are hereby directed to cause a notice of this chapter to be published one time in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the County of Cumberland and one time in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the County of Franklin as directed by the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.[1]
The President and Secretary of Borough Council 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 Shippensburg Borough Authority.
[Amended 6-21-2006 by Ord. No. 804, approved 6-21-2006]
The project to be undertaken by the Authority is: to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own, lease either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof and sewage treatment works, including works for treatment and disposing of industrial waste, for the Borough of Shippensburg and for such other territory as it may be authorized to serve. In addition, the Authority shall have as its purpose the acquisition, holding, constructing, improvement, maintaining, operation, ownership, leasing either in the capacity as lessor or lessee, of water systems, dams, wells, distribution systems, water treatment plants, storage facilities for the production, treatment and distribution of potable water in the Borough of Shippensburg, Townships of Shippensburg, Southampton, and North Newton, Cumberland County, and Townships of Southampton, Lurgan and Letterkenny, and Borough of Orrstown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
The following-named persons are hereby appointed as the first members of the Board of the Authority, whose terms of office shall commence on the date of appointment and shall be computed from January 1, 1951:
M. Garfield Barbour
Fred K. Hargleroad
Ernest C. Herr
James B. Hockersmith
Errol F. Snoke