Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Clarks Summit Borough Ordinance 61-2 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Nov 8, 1961 | Final Decree - Listed Effective Date |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Abington, Township of Reduction |
Lackawanna County Part |
PA Part |
Clarks Summit, Borough of Expansion |
Lackawanna County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Clarks Summit Borough Ordinance 61-2 | shape | ordinance | 21 | point on the Northwesterly side of Greenwood Avenue, being the Northerly corner of Haven Heights, and on the dividing line between Clark's Summit Borough and South Abington Township |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 121 | Oct 1961 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Summit, Borough of | Ordinance 2, 1961: [Annexing 21 acres owned by Charles Sickler and Virgie Sickler in the Township of South Abington to the Borough of Clarks Summit] | Aug 2, 1961 | Aug 2, 1961 | Nov 8, 1961 | p. 206–207 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 30 | 40-44 |