Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Quakertown Borough Ordinance 702 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |
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 702 | shape | ordinance | 4.9653 | point in the centerline of Helier Road (36 feet wide); a corner of the present Quakertown Borough line; said place of beginning being N 10° 06' W along said centerline 192.77 feet from the North side of Highland Avenue, extended (40 feet wide) |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 924 | 1966 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of February 1, 1966 (1965 Pa. Laws 1656, No. 581), §§ 426–428 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakertown, Borough of | Ordinance 702: 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 | Sep 7, 1966 | Sep 7, 1966 | p. 50 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 9 | 40-43 |