Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City | Municipality | DuBois City 1916 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Letters Patent Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–1916 | Dec 28, 1914 | Jan 3, 1916 | Municipal Election after Letters Patent - 1st Monday in January thereafter |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DuBois, Borough of (defunct) Old Name |
Clearfield County Part |
PA Part |
DuBois, City of New Name |
Clearfield County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| DuBois, City of | City, 3rd Class (Title 11) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | DuBois City 1916 Creation | shape | correspondence (Census Bureau) | Penna. Railroad over Clear Run |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 27, 1913 (Pa. Laws 568, No. 367), art. 1, §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 13, 1915 (Pa. Laws 306, No. 185), § 1 | reference |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Official Communication Book | v. 20, p. 217 | Sec'y.St. 798: (10-0129) | Dec 28, 1914 | direct |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield, County of | Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of DuBois as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of DuBois] | Nov 3, 1914 | ||||
| Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of | Letters Patent: [Constituting the Borough of DuBois as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of DuBois] | Dec 28, 1914 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1920 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 13 | 591 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 42 | |||||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Fulford, John H. (Engineer) | Nov 1, 1917 | Received Nov 2, 1917 |