Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 684 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |
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 684 | shape | ordinance | 27.576 | iron pin in the existing western Borough Line of the Borough of Ephrata, at a point where it intersects the southwestern curb line of West Main Street, as laid out in the Borough of Ephrata, said corner being the northeastern corner of the herein described tract of land |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 599 | Jun 1954 | 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 684: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying adjacent to the western side of the Borough of Ephrata, on the southwestern side of the macadam state highway leading to Lincoln, being an extension of West Main Street as laid out in the Borough of Ephrata, and adjacent to the village of Lincoln, in the Township of Ephrata, County of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, and being more fully bounded and described as follows | Aug 9, 1954 | Aug 9, 1954 |
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) |