Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Thompsontown Borough 1950 Ordinance | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | May 17, 1950 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Delaware, Township of (Juniata) Reduction |
Juniata County Part |
PA Part |
Thompsontown, Borough of Expansion |
Juniata County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Thompsontown Borough 1950 Ordinance: After | whole after | ordinance (PADE, state archives) | point on the William Penn Highway | |
| View | Thompsontown Borough 1950 Ordinance: Before | whole before | ordinance (PADE, state archives) | point on the William Penn Highway |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Juniata County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 4 | Apr 1950 | 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 |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompsontown, Borough of | Ordinance: To annex to the Borough of Thompsontown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, adjacent land situate in the same County, in accordance with the petition of a majority of the freeholders of the territory proposed to be annexed, which said petition was filed with the Council in its regular meeting on May 1st, 1950 | May 1, 1950 | May 1, 1950 | May 17, 1950 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Delaware Township School District (Juniata County), 1953, 1961-1962 (1 folder) |