Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Houston Borough Ordinance 239 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Jan 31, 1953 | Ordinance - Most Recent Date on Initial Filing with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality | From County | From State | To Municipality | To County | To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
North Strabane, Township of 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 239 | shape | ordinance (PADE, state archives) | point in the center of the public road leading from the Borough of Houston to the Hill Church at the Borough line which point is common to property of Domenick and Angelo Falconi |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Washington County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 185 | Feb 1953 | 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 |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, Borough of | Ordinance 239: Annexing territory adjacent to the Borough, situate in North Strabane Township, to the Borough of Houston, Washington County, Pennsylvania, upon the petition of a majority of the freeholders of the territory proposed to be annexed | Jan 6, 1953 | Jan 8, 1953 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa.Dep't.Educ.Ax.F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | North Strabane Township School District (Washington County), 1953-1964 (1 folder) |