Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough 1929 Ordinance (2) | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Nov 6, 1929 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ephrata, Township of Reduction |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Ephrata, Borough of Expansion |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ephrata Borough 1929 Ordinance (2) | shape | ordinance (docket) | 3.219875 | present Southwestern corner of the Borough of Ephrata it being in the southerly building line of State Street, one hundred thirty-seven feet, five and three eighth inches (137 ft. - 5 3/8 in) westward of the southwestern building corner of said State Street and Queen Street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 227.5 | Sep 1929 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata, Borough of | Ordinance: Providing for the annexation to the Borough of Ephrata of a portion of Ephrata Township in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania adjoining the extreme southwestern portion of said Borough on the Southwest | Jul 1, 1929 | Jul 1, 1929 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1930 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 26 | 948 |