Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Legislature | Orrstown Borough 1847 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1847 | May 1, 1847 | Act of Legislature - Listed Effective Date |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Southampton, Township of (Franklin) Reduction |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Orrstown, Borough of Creation |
Franklin County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Orrstown, Borough of | Borough (Pre-1851 Special Charter) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Orrstown Borough 1847 Creation | shape | act | cherry tree, near a spring at the tan yard of John and William Orr |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of March 6, 1847 (Pa. Laws 245, No. 191), §§ 1–13 | direct |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1880 Cns. Rep. | 312 | |||||
| View | 1880 Cns. Rep. | 312 | |||||
| View | 1900 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 6 | 339 | ||||
| View | 1920 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 21 | 593 | ||||
| View | Franklin 1887 | CHAPTER XXIII. TOWNSHIPS | 595 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 64 | |||||
| View | Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. | Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. | 17 | Apr 1, 1935 | Apr 1, 1940 |