Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 385 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | May 23, 1938 | Ordinance - Date Filed with Court after Service upon County Commissioners |
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 Ordinance 385 | shape | ordinance | 20.3125 | corner in the line between property belonging to George S. Demmy and property belonging to J. E. Sahm and Mildred Sahm, his wife, said corner also being in the Present Northeastern Boundary Line of the Borough of Ephrata separating said Borough from the Township of Ephrata |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 372 | Mar 1938 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata, Borough of | Ordinance 385: 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 said Borough on the northeast, and lying east of and including North State Street Extended | Feb 7, 1938 | Feb 7, 1938 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Ephrata Township School District (Lancaster County), 1950-1958 (1 folder) |