Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Masontown Borough Ordinance 178 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–1963 | May 21, 1963 | Final Decree - Immediately after Election after 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 178 | shape | ordinance (docket) | 3.8903 | iron pin on the north side of Harbinson Avenue at a point on the present boundary of Masontown Borough and Germantown Township, which said point of beginning is at the intersection of the northern line of Harbison Avenue and land of Telio Packroni |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Fayette County, Pennsylvania | Civil | 9 | Mar 1963 | 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 178: 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 | Jul 9, 1962 | Jul 9, 1962 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 23 | 40-44 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Masontown Borough School District, 1948-1964 (1 folder) |