Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Adamstown Borough Ordinance 102 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–1957 | Feb 1, 1957 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Cocalico, Township of Reduction |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Adamstown, Borough of Expansion |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Adamstown Borough Ordinance 102 | shape | ordinance | 337.73 | corner in the concrete state highway known as Lancaster avenue leading from Adamstown to Ephrata, said corner being the most westerly corner of the present corporate limits of the Borough of Adamstown |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 11 | Dec 1956 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | reference |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | reference |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown, Borough of | Ordinance 102: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in East Cocalico Townwhip [sic], Lancaster County, Pa., lying adjacent ot [sic] the Borough of Adamstown and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Adamstown which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemend and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Adamstown and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Adamstown as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough | Dec 10, 1956 | Dec 10, 1956 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Herb, P. Paul (Secretary) | Jun 5, 1958 | ||||
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 32 | 40-32 |