Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Court | Fairfield Borough 1896 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Aug 26, 1896 | Aug 29, 1896 | Charter - Date Recorded |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hamiltonban, Township of Reduction |
Adams County Part |
PA Part |
Fairfield, Borough of Creation |
Adams County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Fairfield, Borough of | Borough (Title 8) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Fairfield Borough 1896 Creation | shape | decree (recorded) | post at South side of Main St. (which post is South 50 degrees East 24 perches from a post at corner of lands of heirs of Daniel Musselman) |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Adams County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | Apr 1896 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 21–26 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 28–29 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1863 (Pa. Laws 200, No. 211), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 2, 1871 (Pa. Laws 283, No. 264), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1889 (Pa. Laws 174, No. 194), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 26, 1895 (Pa. Laws 389, No. 276), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Deed Book | v. XX, p. 297 | Sec'y.St. 95426:347–348 | Aug 29, 1896 | direct |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1880 Cns. Rep. | 306 | |||||
| View | 1880 Cns. Rep. | 306 | |||||
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote c | 288 | ||||
| View | 1900 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 2 | 330 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 1 | |||||
| View | Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. | Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. | 8 | Apr 1, 1935 | Apr 1, 1940 |