Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Houston Borough Ordinance 191 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Sep 15, 1943 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chartiers, Township of (Washington) Reduction |
Washington County Part |
PA Part |
Houston, Borough of Expansion |
Washington County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Houston Borough Ordinance 191 | shape | ordinance (newspaper) | iron pin, which said pin is located on property of Mrs. J. A. McKnight at a point where the line of the Borough of Houston joins the line of Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and said point being at or about the edge of the right of way of a county road commonly known as the McConnells Mill Road |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Washington County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 175 | May 1943 | 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 |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, Borough of | Ordinance 191: Annexing territory adjacent to the Borough, situate in Chartiers Township to the Borough of Houston, Washington County, Pennsylvania, upon the petition of a majority of the free-holders of the territory proposed to be annexed | Jul 6, 1943 | Jul 10, 1943 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Canonsburg Daily Notes | Ordinance No. 191 | 2 | Jul 12, 1943 |