Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Adamstown Borough Ordinance 48 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–1938 | Jan 12, 1938 | Service upon County Commissioners |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brecknock, Township of (Lancaster) 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 48 | shape | ordinance | 42.40625 | present southwestern corner 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 | 370 | Dec 1937 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown, Borough of | Ordinance 48: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to the Borough of Adamstown and the admission of the portion of land to the Borough of Adamstown which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed 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 been originally a part of said borough | Dec 14, 1937 | Dec 14, 1937 |