Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Kutztown Borough 1912 Ordinance | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | May 23, 1912 | Ordinance - Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Maxatawny, Township of Reduction |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Kutztown, Borough of Expansion |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Kutztown Borough 1912 Ordinance | shape | ordinance (newspaper) | 350 | point in a line of Long Lane, said point being situate seven hundred and sixty-four and two-tenths (764.2) feet northwest of the old Borough line stone on Main street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania | Equity | 1082 | 1912 | direct |
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Berks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 319 | 1912 | direct |
| View | Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania | Equity | 1107 | 1913 | reference* |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 22, 1903 (Pa. Laws 247, No. 183), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
| View | Act of March 21, 1907 (Pa. Laws 25, No. 20), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutztown, Borough of | Ordinance: Declaring the annexation of outlots of a section of land in Maxatawny Township lying adjacent to the Borough of Kutztown, and the admission of the section which the petitioners and others own to the Borough of Kutztown, which said section shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of said Borough of Kutztown, and subject to the jurisdiction and government of borough authorities of the Borough of Kutztown, as fully and with like effect as if the same originally had been part of the Borough of Kutztown | May 6, 1912 | May 8, 1912 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Kutztown Patriot | 8 | May 11, 1912 |