Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 4 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1901 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Montgomery, Township of (Franklin) Reduction |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Mercersburg, Borough of Expansion |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
|
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 4 | whole after | ordinance | post in Montgomery Township, a common corner between lands of John Eckert, George W. Wolfe, and Huston Johnston, said point being two hundred and forty-six feet distant from the extreme north west corner of former Borough line measured along property line of said Wolfe and Johnson |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Franklin County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 1900 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), § 30 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 2, 1871 (Pa. Laws 283, No. 264), § 4 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 15, 1897 (Pa. Laws 296, No. 229), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 28, 1899 (Pa. Laws 115, No. 92), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 | reference |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | Charter Book | v. 2, p. 115 | Sec'y.St. 95142:602–605 | May 10, 1902 | direct |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercersburg, Borough of | Ordinance 4: Granting the petition of a majority of the freehold owners of lots, outlots and other tracts of land in the section lying adjacent to the Borough of Mercersburg, in the State of Pennsylvania by annexing the section, which such petitioners and others own, to the Borough of Mercersburg | Nov 14, 1899 | Nov 15, 1899 | p. 2–3 |