Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 699 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Dec 9, 1955 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
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 699 | shape | ordinance | 15.52 | most Westerly corner thereof, at a marble stone on the line separating Ephrata Borough from Ephrata Township on line of land now or late of Abram E Althouse and a corner of land now or late of Annetta E. Moore |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 618.5 | Sep 1955 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | reference |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | reference |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | reference |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | Plat Book | v. J22, p. 45 | Sep 18, 1964 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata, Borough of | Ordinance 699: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough | Aug 8, 1955 | Aug 8, 1955 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 32 | 40-32 |