Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Court | Mahaffey Borough 1889 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888–1889 | May 15, 1889 | Charter - Date Recorded |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bell, Township of (Clearfield) Reduction |
Clearfield County Part |
PA Part |
Mahaffey, Borough of Creation |
Clearfield County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Mahaffey, Borough of | Borough (Title 8) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Mahaffey Borough 1889 Creation | shape | decree (docket) | where [the] western line of B. G. R. R. Co. land strike the Susque[hanna] river |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 58 | 1889 | 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 April 1, 1863 (Pa. Laws 200, No. 211), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 2, 1871 (Pa. Laws 283, No. 264), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1889 (Pa. Laws 174, No. 194), § 1 | reference |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield County | Miscellaneous Book | v. I, p. 539 | Sec'y.St. 95282:740–754 | May 15, 1889 | direct |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote g | 293 | ||||
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote k | 293 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 42 | |||||
| View | Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. | Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. | 13 | Apr 1, 1935 | Apr 1, 1940 |