Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 663 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Nov 4, 1953 | 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 Ordinance 663 | shape | ordinance | 14.1 | southwest corner thereof, at a stake on the said northwest side of South State Street, stake being located on the present line dividing Ephrata Borough from Ephrata Township at a distance or four hundred forty one (441) feet on a bearing of North sixty eight (68) degrees fifty two (52) minutes and forty five (45) seconds East from a concrete stone marking the corner or the Borough or Ephrata on the northwest side of South state Street, at a distance of seventy eight (78) feet from the center line thereof and on the southern topographical building line, extended, of Sycamore Road |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 584 | Sep 1953 | 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 |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata, Borough of | Ordinance 663: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west of the said borough as herein described | Jun 8, 1953 | Jun 19, 1953 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 32 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa.Dep't.Educ.Ax.F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Ephrata Township School District (Lancaster County), 1950-1958 (1 folder) |