Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Court | Littlestown Borough 1864 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860–1864 | Feb 23, 1864 | Feb 23, 1864 | Decree of Incorporation - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Germany, Township of Reduction |
Adams County Part |
PA Part |
Littlestown, Borough of Creation |
Adams County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Littlestown, Borough of | Borough (Title 8) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Littlestown Borough 1864 Creation | shape bounding | petition (recorded) | 150 | post or station in the field of Daniel Sell, (and intended as the North East Corner of the said Borough) |
| View | Littlestown Borough 1864 Creation: William McSherry | shape exception | decree (recorded) |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Adams County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | Aug 1860 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 21–26 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 28–29 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 27, 1883 (Pa. Laws 161, No. 145), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1863 (Pa. Laws 200, No. 211), § 1 | reference |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Deed Book | v. YY, p. 493 | Sec'y.St. 95426:366–372 | Jan 31, 1898 | direct |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlestown, Borough of | Ordinance: [Charter] | 1864 | p. 25–33 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 1 | |||||
| View | Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. | Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. | 12 | Apr 1, 1935 | Apr 1, 1940 |