Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Court | Watsontown Borough 1867 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | Nov 4, 1867 | Nov 5, 1867 | Charter - Date Recorded |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Delaware, Township of (Northumberland) Reduction |
Northumberland County Part |
PA Part |
Watsontown, Borough of Creation |
Northumberland County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Watsontown, Borough of | Borough (Title 8) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Watsontown Borough 1867 Creation | shape | petition (recorded) | West Branch of the Susquehanna River at the corner of lands of Silas Rombach |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 110 | Aug 1867 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 21–26 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 28–29 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1863 (Pa. Laws 200, No. 211), § 1 | indirect |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland County | Deed Book | v. 52, p. 78 | Nov 5, 1867 | direct |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Bell 1891 | Chapter IV: Organization and Administration. | 153–154 | ||||
| View | Bell 1891 | Chapter XIX: Watsontown. | 684 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 104 | |||||
| View | Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. | Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. | 23 | Apr 1, 1935 | Apr 1, 1940 |