Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Catasauqua Borough Ordinance 400 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | May 27, 1958 | Ordinance - Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality | From County | From State | To Municipality | To County | To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) Reduction |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Catasauqua, Borough of Expansion |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Catasauqua Borough Ordinance 400: After | whole after | ordinance exhibit (DCED) | point along the eastern edge of the River Lehigh at low water mark, being also the westerly terminus of the line dividing the County of Lehigh from the County of Northampton, and also the westerly terminus of the line dividing the Borough of Catasauqua from the Borough of North Catasauqua | |
| View | Catasauqua Borough Ordinance 400: Before | whole before | ordinance exhibit (DCED) | point along the eastern edge of the River Lehigh at low water mark, being also the westerly terminus of the line dividing the County of Lehigh from the County of Northampton, and also the westerly terminus of the line dividing the Borough of Catasauqua from the Borough of North Catasauqua |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Road | May 1958 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catasauqua, Borough of | Ordinance 400: Extending the limits of the Borough of Catasauqua by annexing to said borough a section of land lying adjacent to said borough and situate entirely in the Township of Hanover, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | May 15, 1958 | May 15, 1958 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 35 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa.Dep't.Cmty.Econ.Dev.Cty.Bd'y.F. Rep. | Annexations in Pennsylvania (in Boundary Change Histories folder, Annexation Listings - Old subfolder) | 7 | ||||
| View | Pa.Dep't.Cmty.Econ.Dev.Cty.Bd'y.F. | Lehigh County |