Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Stockertown Borough Ordinance 80 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | May 16, 1952 | Ordinance - Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality | From County | From State | To Municipality | To County | To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Plainfield, Township of Reduction |
Northampton County Part |
PA Part |
Stockertown, Borough of Expansion |
Northampton County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Stockertown Borough Ordinance 80 | shape | ordinance | 11.65 | point in the center of Friedenstahl Ave. and on the easterly side of the Right of Way of the Lehigh Valley R. R. |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Northampton County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 85 | Apr 1952 | 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 |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockertown, Borough of | Ordinance 80: Annexing to the Borough of Stockertown a portion of Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north of said Borough: Describing the said portion and authorizing and directing the Borough solicitor to perform the necessary acts to carry out said annexation | Jan 7, 1952 | Jan 7, 1952 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960.Cns.Minor.Civ.Div.Corr. | Heil, Richard A. (Chief Clerk) | May 7, 1958 | ||||
| View | 1960.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 42 | 40-32 |