Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Topton Borough Ordinance 270 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Apr 23, 1952 | Ordinance - Day after Election after Date Filed with Court |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Longswamp, Township of Reduction |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Topton, Borough of Expansion |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
|
Maxatawny, Township of Reduction |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Topton, Borough of Expansion |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Topton Borough Ordinance 270: Deed 279-6 | shape | deed (recorded) | 0.625 | stone in a line of James Butz's land |
| View | Topton Borough Ordinance 270: Tract | shape | ordinance | 107.9126875 | spike at the intersection of the public road, known as Callowhill Street, with the public road leading from Bowers to Topton, known in the Borough of Topton as Weis Street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Berks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 1606 | 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 |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County | Deed Book | v. 1684, p. 578 | Jan 20, 1976 | reference | |
| Berks County | Deed Book | v. 279, p. 6 | Nov 5, 1900 | reference | |
| Berks County | Charter Book | v. 15, p. 15 | Sec'y.St. 95391:1586–1588 | May 12, 1948 | reference |
| Berks County | Charter Book | v. 9, p. 607 | Sec'y.St. 95389:2211–2213 | Oct 8, 1924 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topton, Borough of | Ordinance 270: Annexing to the Borough of Topton a section of Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, immediately adjacent thereto, and being herein more fully bounded and described | Feb 4, 1952 | Feb 4, 1952 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Meck, Clifford I. (Secretary) | May 28, 1958 | ||||
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 6 | 40-31 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Longswamp Township School District (Berks County), 1952-1961 (1 folder) |