Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Quakertown Borough Ordinance 353 and 509 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Mar 12, 1947 | Ordinance - Date Filed with Court after Service upon County Commissioners |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Richland, Township of (Bucks) Reduction |
Bucks County Part |
PA Part |
Quakertown, Borough of Expansion |
Bucks County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Quakertown Borough Ordinance 353 and 509: 353, Tract 1 | shape | ordinance | 105.43 | point for a corner in Traffic Route No. 309 and the Trumbauersville Pike; said point being a corner of the present Borough line |
| View | Quakertown Borough Ordinance 353 and 509: 353, Tract 2 | shape | ordinance | 40.75 | point for a corner in the northwardly borough line |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 1947 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakertown, Borough of | Ordinance 353: Annexing to the Borough of Quakertown a certain section of Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to said Borough and herein more specifically described | Feb 5, 1947 | p. 7 | |||
| Quakertown, Borough of | Ordinance 509: Attaching certain territory annexed by Ordinances Nos. 353 and 354 of the Borough of Quakertown to the first, second, third and fourth wards of the Borough of Quakertown, directing the filing thereof in the Court of Quarter Sessions, and notices given in accordance with the law | Apr 7, 1954 | Apr 7, 1954 | p. 20 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Freed, H. B. (Secretary) | 17500450 | -1 | Jul 10, 1947 | ||
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | 17500450 | -1 | Apr 15, 1949 | |||
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | 17500450 | -1 | Through 1947 | |||
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Yanish, Ralph L. | Nov 5, 1953 | ||||
| View | 1950 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 8 | 38-18 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Quakertown Borough School District, 1947-1956 (1 folder) |