Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Edwardsville Borough 1901 Ordinance | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901–1902 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kingston, Township of Reduction |
Luzerne County Part |
PA Part |
Edwardsville, Borough of Expansion |
Luzerne County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Edwardsville Borough 1901 Ordinance | shape | ordinance (docket) | point on Tobys Creek in a line dividing the lands of Madison Myers, Deceased and the Hoyt Estate |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 359 | Nov 1901 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), § 30 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 2, 1871 (Pa. Laws 283, No. 264), § 4 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 15, 1897 (Pa. Laws 296, No. 229), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 28, 1899 (Pa. Laws 115, No. 92), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville, Borough of | Ordinance: For the Admission into the Borough of Edwardsville, Luzerne County, Pa. of an adjacent section of land known as the "Myers Tract" | Nov 11, 1901 | Nov 11, 1901 |