Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Adamstown Borough Ordinance 84 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Nov 3, 1948 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
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 84 | shape | ordinance | 12.83786875 | corner in the concrete state highway leading from Reading to Adamstown and known as Lancaster Avenue, in the Borough of Adamstown, said corner being the present southeastern corner of the Borough of Adamstown and being the northeastern corner of the herein described portion proposed to be annexed |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 484.5 | Sep 1948 | 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 |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown, Borough of | Ordinance 84: Annexing to the Borough of Adamstown, in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, a section of Brecknock Township in said county and state, adjacent to and southeastwardly from the southeastern portion of the aforesaid borough and herein described | Aug 9, 1948 | Aug 9, 1948 |
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) | Brecknock Township School District, Adamstown Borough (Lancaster County), 1948-1960 (1 folder) |