Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Downingtown Borough Ordinance of October 1952 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–1953 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Caln, Township of Reduction |
Chester County Part |
PA Part |
Downingtown, Borough of Expansion |
Chester County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Downingtown Borough Ordinance of October 1952 | shape | ordinance | 65.675 | iron pipe, said point being the South west corner of 5.93 acres of land taken into the Borough of Downingtown in 1948 |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Chester County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 46 | 1952 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downingtown, Borough of | Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Downingtown a portion of Caln Township, Chester County, Pa., adjacent to and on the westerly side of said borough | Oct 6, 1952 | Oct 6, 1952 | p. 365–367 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Kenney, Robert H. W., Jr. (Manager) | Feb 21, 1955 | ||||
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 14 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Chester Cty. Misc. Q.Sess. | Nov 6, 2007 | Jan 4, 2011 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Caln Township School District, Downingtown Borough (Chester County), 1946-1953 (1 folder) |