Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Chambersburg Borough 1907 Ordinance | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 |
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hamilton, Township of (Franklin) Reduction |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Chambersburg, Borough of Expansion |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
|
Greene, Township of (Franklin) Reduction |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Chambersburg, Borough of Expansion |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
|
Guilford, Township of Reduction |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Chambersburg, Borough of Expansion |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Chambersburg Borough 1907 Ordinance: Tract 1 | shape | ordinance | stake in land of Levi Horst, near the west line of the right of way of the Western Maryland Railroad | |
| View | Chambersburg Borough 1907 Ordinance: Tract 2 | shape | ordinance | white oak tree on the east side of Hood street, on the line between the lands of the Hanover Produce Company and the Cedar Grove Cemetery Company |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Franklin County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 1907 | direct | |
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Franklin County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 1909 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 22, 1903 (Pa. Laws 247, No. 183), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
| View | Act of March 21, 1907 (Pa. Laws 25, No. 20), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambersburg, Borough of | Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Chambersburg, Pa., a certain section of the Townships of Guilford, Greene and Hamilton, in the County of Franklin and State of Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to the said Borough of Chambersburg in accordance with the prayer of a petition of a majority of the freehold owners of the lots and outlots embraced within said section | Nov 6, 1907 | p. 40–46 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | 612 | |||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 1 | 542 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 11 | 541 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 2 | 542 | ||||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Received Nov 10, 1908 |