Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Adamstown Borough Ordinance 80 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Sep 10, 1947 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
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 80 | shape | ordinance | 77.8973375 | point in the present southwestern borough line of the Borough of Adamstown, where it intersects the dividing line between the Townships of East Cocalico and Brecknock, said corner being in the center line of Muddy Creek and being the most easterly corner of the herein described tract |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 472.5 | Jun 1947 | 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 80: Providing for and declaring the annexation to the Borough of Adamstown of a portion of land in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southwest of the aforesaid borough, and the admission of said 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 | Jun 9, 1947 | Jun 9, 1947 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 27 | 38-22 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | East Cocalico Township School District, Brecknock Township (Lancaster County), 1947-1948 (1 folder) |