Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Highspire Borough 1947 Ordinance | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Nov 5, 1947 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lower Swatara, Township of Reduction |
Dauphin County Part |
PA Part |
Highspire, Borough of Expansion |
Dauphin County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Highspire Borough 1947 Ordinance: Tract 1 | shape | ordinance (filed with Court) | point in the intersection of Walnut and Paxton Streets, as shown on the Plan of the Henry J. Rupp Estate, which point is designated as a corner on said Plan in the dividing line between the Borough of Highspire and the Township of Lower Swatara | |
| View | Highspire Borough 1947 Ordinance: Tract 2 | shape | ordinance (filed with Court) | point in the intersection of Bessemer Avenue and Iron Alley, which ponit is in a corner of the dividing line between the Borough of Highspire and the Township of Lower Swatara as designated on the Henry J. Rupp Estate Plan |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 209 | Sep 1947 | 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 |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highspire, Borough of | Ordinance: Declaring and decreeing the annexation of two sections of Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania to the Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | Sep 3, 1946 | Sep 10, 1946 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 18 | 38-20 |