Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Lewistown Borough Ordinance 1956-3 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Aug 24, 1956 | Final Decree - Listed Effective Date |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality | From County | From State | To Municipality | To County | To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Derry, Township of (Mifflin) Reduction |
Mifflin County Part |
PA Part |
Lewistown, Borough of Expansion |
Mifflin County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Lewistown Borough Ordinance 1956-3 | shape | decree (docket) | intersection of the present Borough line and the boundary line of Derry Township and Granville Township |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 44 | May 1956 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | reference |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | reference |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewistown, Borough of | Ordinance 3, 1956: Approving the petition for the annexation to the Borough of Lewistown of a portion of Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the Borough of Lewistown and more fully hereinafter described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become part of the Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Mifflin County | Mar 5, 1956 | Mar 6, 1956 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 39 | 40-32 |