Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Emmaus Borough Ordinance 373 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Upper Milford, 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 373 | shape | ordinance | 14.2245 | point on the extreme westerly line of the Borough of Emmaus located North thirty-two degrees thirty-four (34) minutes thirty (30) seconds West eight hundred eight and forty-five hundredths (808.45) feet from a rail monument located on the northerly side of Shimerville Road in the Borough of Emmaus |
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 373: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Emmaus a section of Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west of said borough of Emmaus and hereinafter fully described and provided 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 | Jul 5, 1960 | Jul 5, 1960 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 34 | 40-44 |