Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Emmaus Borough Ordinance 326 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | May 9, 1956 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lower Macungie, Township of Reduction |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Emmaus, Borough of Expansion |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Emmaus Borough Ordinance 326 | shape | ordinance | 20.374 | point or corner of the present Borough boundary, said point being located 204.34 feet South 33 degrees 35 minutes west of a rail monument m the easterly side of Macungie Avenue and in the present Borough boundary |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Road | Mar 1956 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaus, Borough of | Ordinance 326: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Emmaus a section of Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north of said Borough of Emmaus and hereinafter fully described and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lehigh County | Mar 5, 1956 | Mar 5, 1956 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 35 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Lower Macungie Township School District (Lehigh County), 1956 (1 folder) |