Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Brownsville Borough Ordinance 114 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality | From County | From State | To Municipality | To County | To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Luzerne, Township of Reduction |
Fayette County Part |
PA Part |
Brownsville, Borough of (Fayette) Expansion |
Fayette County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Brownsville Borough Ordinance 114 | shape | ordinance | 1.0819 | point on the northern side of High Street, a corner of property formerly of Thomas B. Crawford, now Benjamin F. Crawford, and the Fayette County Housing Authority |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Fayette County, Pennsylvania | Civil | 9 | Sep 1951 | 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 |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville, Borough of (Fayette) | Ordinance 114: Providing for the annexation of certain land in Luzerne Township, County of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, adjacent to the Borough of Brownsville, upon petition signed by a majority in number of all the freeholders of the territory to be annexed | Sep 10, 1951 | Sep 10, 1951 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa.Dep't.Educ.Ax.F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Luzerne Township School District (Fayette County), 1951-1952 (1 folder) |