Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Ordinance 2637 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–1932 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh) 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 2637 | shape | ordinance | point on the East Side of South Albert Street and at the present boundary line of the City of Allentown |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Eastern District | Appeal | 9 | Jan 1932 | direct |
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | Jul 1930 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), §§ 2–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), §§ 5–7 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), §§ 8–12 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 2637: Annexing a certain portion of the Mountainville Election District of the Township of Salisbury, County of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, to the City of Allentown | Jul 1, 1930 | p. 159–160 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 27 | 919 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1947 | CHAPTER 4. ANNEXATION. | 61–62 |