Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Masontown Borough Ordinance 32 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |
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 32 | shape | ordinance | North-western corner of the present borough of Masontown |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Fayette County, Pennsylvania | Civil | 163 | Dec 1925 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 14, 1915 (Pa. Laws 312, No. 192), ch. 3, art. 1, §§ 18–19 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 25, 1921 (Pa. Laws 1142, No. 424), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 28, 1923 (Pa. Laws 903, No. 348), § 18 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masontown, Borough of | Ordinance 32: Annexing ajacent land situate in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to the Borough of Masontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, upon petition of the majority of the freeholders of the territory annexed | Feb 1, 1926 | Feb 1, 1926 |