Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Watsontown Borough Ordinance 1958-3 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | May 21, 1958 | 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 (Northumberland) Reduction |
Northumberland County Part |
PA Part |
Watsontown, Borough of Expansion |
Northumberland County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Watsontown Borough Ordinance 1958-3 | shape | ordinance (filed with Court) | center of a public road, (being the easterly extension of East First Street in the Borough of Watsontown) at a point, the northwest corner of the Warren Johnson Subdivision, recently annexed to the Borough of Watsontown |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | 13 | Feb 1958 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsontown, Borough of | Ordinance 3, 1958: Annexing to the Borough of Watsontown, County of Northumberland, and State of Pennsylvania, land adjacent to said Borough, situated in Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith | Apr 7, 1958 | Apr 10, 1958 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Joseph, J. G. (Manager) | Aug 4, 1959 | ||||
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 43 | 40-32 |