Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissolution | Legislature | Northern Liberties Borough-Pittsburgh City 1837 Merger | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | Mar 1, 1837 | Act of Legislature - Date Approved |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Northern Liberties, Borough of (defunct) Dissolution |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Pittsburgh, City of Expansion |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Current Government
| Sub-Municipality | Municipality | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, City of | Allegheny County | PA |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of March 1, 1837 (1836-1837 Pa. Laws 29, No. 24), §§ 1–3 | direct |
| View | Act of April 1, 1837 (1836-1837 Pa. Laws 132, No. 67), §§ 12–14 | include |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, City of | Ordinance: To accept and confirm the transfer of the Real and Personal estate of the Northern Liberties, and for the Settlement of the accounts of the said Borough, and for other purposes | Apr 24, 1837 | v. 1, p. 240–241 | |||
| Pittsburgh, City of | Ordinance: Supplemental to an ordinance concerning the late Borough of the Northern Liberties now the Fifth Ward passed 24th April 1837 | Dec 27, 1837 | v. 1, p. 246 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Allegheny Hist. Form. | BOROUGHS | 28 | ||||
| View | Negley 1876 | Its Boroughs. | |||||
| View | Negley 1876 | Its Cities. | |||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. Rep. | City of Pittsburgh: Territorial Growth of Pittsburgh (in Allegheny County folder) | 131 | Dec 31, 1981 |