Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Ordinance 10067 and 10103 | no* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Whitehall, Township of Reduction |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Allentown, City of Expansion |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Allentown City Ordinance 10067 and 10103: 10067 | shape | ordinance | 0.856 | point in the west line of Cedar Crest Boulevard, which line is the present city line of Allentown, said point being the intersection of the centerline of James Street extended with west line of Cedar Crest Boulevard |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 23, 1931 (Pa. Laws 932, No. 317), §§ 501–505 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [4th] [501]–10 [4th] [505] | indirect |
| View | Act of June 28, 1951 (Pa. Laws 662, No. 164), §§ 5 [501]–5 [505] | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1959 (Pa. Laws 16, No. 12), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 10, 1959 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 138), § 1 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 10067: Annexing a certain portion of South Whitehall Township, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon the filing of a petition of a majority in number and interest of the property owners therein | Mar 26, 1963 | p. 46–47 | |||
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 10103: Repealing Ordinance No. 10067, approved by City Council on March 26, 1963 | May 21, 1963 | p. 122 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. | Lehigh County | |||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Allentown City School District, 1962-1965 (1 folder) |