Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Masontown Borough Ordinance 135 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–1957 | Jan 2, 1957 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
German, Township of Reduction |
Fayette County Part |
PA Part |
Masontown, Borough of Expansion |
Fayette County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Masontown Borough Ordinance 135 | shape | ordinance | point at an iron pin on the present Borough line, said point being at the intersection at the Borough line and the North side of Harbison Street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Fayette County, Pennsylvania | Civil | 1 | Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masontown, Borough of | Ordinance 135: Annexing certain adjacent land in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania to the Borough of Masontown upon petition of a majority in number of all the freeholders of the territory to be annexed | Oct 8, 1956 | Oct 8, 1956 |
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) | German Township School District (Fayette County), 1948-1961 (1 folder) |