Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Quakertown Borough Ordinance 592 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | May 20, 1958 | Final Decree - Immediately after Election after 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 592 | shape | ordinance | 2.39 | point of intersection of the south curb line of Glenwood Avenue, as the said street is ordained and established in Quakertown Borough Ordinance No. 252 dated July 3, 1929, in an easterly direction from the center line of Ambler Street to the Quakertown Borough Line, with the said Borough Line |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 159 | 1958 | direct |
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 592: Annexing to the Third Ward of the Borough of Quakertown a certain section of Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to said Borough and herein more specifically described | Jan 6, 1958 | Jan 6, 1958 | p. 122 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 8 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa.Dep't.Educ.Ax.F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Richland Township School District (Bucks County), 1957-1962 (1 folder) |