Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Quakertown Borough Ordinance 539 and 562 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1956 | Apr 13, 1956 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
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 539 and 562: 539 | shape | ordinance | 29.042 | iron pin for a corner being also the southeast property corner of the Howard Strawsnyder property fronting on West Broad Street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 28 | 1954 | direct |
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 53 | 1956 | reference |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | reference |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | reference |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakertown, Borough of | Ordinance 539: Annexing to the Borough of Quakertown a certain section of Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to said Borough and herein more specifically described | Oct 6, 1954 | Oct 6, 1954 | |||
| Quakertown, Borough of | Ordinance 562: Attaching certain territory annexed by Ordinance No. 539 of the Borough of Quakertown to the First Ward of the Borough of Quakertown, directing the filing thereof in the Court of Quarter Sessions, and notices given in accordance with the law | Jul 11, 1956 | Jul 11, 1956 | p. 84 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960.Cns.Minor.Civ.Div.Corr. | Yanish, Ralph L. (Manager) | Jun 23, 1958 | ||||
| View | 1960.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 8 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa.Dep't.Educ.Ax.F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Quakertown Borough School District, 1947-1956 (1 folder) |