Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Township | Court | Sterrett Township 1879 Creation | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876–1879 | Sep 13, 1879 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wilkins, Township of Reduction |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Sterrett, Township of (defunct) Creation |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Sterrett, Township of (defunct) | Township |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Sterrett Township 1879 Creation | shape | petition (docket) | line of the City of Pittsburgh where the dividing line between Wilkins and Penn Townships cross the same |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 32 | Sep 1876 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 15, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 537, No. 247), §§ 13–14 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 26, 1854 (Pa. Laws 489, No. 489), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of March 14, 1857 (Pa. Laws 93, No. 106), §§ 1–4 | indirect |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1880 Cns. Rep. | 307 | |||||
| View | 1880 Cns. Rep. | 307 | |||||
| View | Allegheny Hist. Form. | TOWNSHIPS | 8 | ||||
| View | Cushing 1889 | CHAPTER X. | Bell, H. C. | 2 | 115–116 | ||
| View | Cushing 1889 | CHAPTER X. | Bell, H. C. | 2 | 120 |