Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Harrisburg City Common Ordinance 26, 1908 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–1910 | Jan 3, 1910 | Final Decree - 1st Monday in January thereafter |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Swatara, Township of (Dauphin) Reduction |
Dauphin County Part |
PA Part |
Harrisburg, City of Expansion |
Dauphin County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Harrisburg City Common Ordinance 26, 1908 | shape | ordinance | point on the eastern line of the city of Harrisburg between 18th and 19th Streets, which point is on the north side where the tracks of the Philadelphia + Reading Railway Company cross the said city line between Dock Street, if projected, on the south and Brookwood Street on the north |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 191 | Jun 1908 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 28, 1903 (Pa. Laws 332, No. 260), §§ 1–6 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 19, 1905 (Pa. Laws 216, No. 158), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 28, 1907 (Pa. Laws 295, No. 223), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 1, 1907 (Pa. Laws 377, No. 271), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 10, 1909 (Pa. Laws 501, No. 280), § 1 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg, City of | Common Ordinance 26, 1908: Providing for the annexation of a part of Swatara Township Dauphin County, to the City of Harrisburg | Oct 12, 1908 | Oct 13, 1908 | v. E, p. 518–524 | ||
| Dauphin, County of | Election | Feb 16, 1909 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 12 | 540 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 7 | 540 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | 612 |