Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 155 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–1966 | Nov 18, 1966 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Peters, Township of (Franklin) Reduction |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Mercersburg, Borough of Expansion |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 155 | shape | ordinance (docket) | 76 | iron pin in the center line of state highway Route 16 at corner of land of Paul Saunders |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Franklin County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 1965 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercersburg, Borough of | Ordinance 155: Annexing seventy-six acres of land situate in the Township of Peters, County of Franklin, adjacent to the Borough of Mercersburg | Nov 8, 1965 | Nov 8, 1965 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 24 | 40-44 |