Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | West Newton Borough Ordinance 1947-6 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Nov 20, 1947 | Ordinance - Date Filed with Court after Service upon Board of Elections |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality | From County | From State | To Municipality | To County | To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rostraver, Township of Reduction |
Westmoreland County Part |
PA Part |
West Newton, Borough of Expansion |
Westmoreland County Part |
PA Part |
|
South Huntingdon, Township of Reduction |
Westmoreland County Part |
PA Part |
West Newton, Borough of Expansion |
Westmoreland County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | West Newton Borough Ordinance 1947-6 | shape | ordinance (PADE, state archives) | monument at the Northwest corner of the Borough of West Newton as it now is set in the bank of the Youghiogheny River, on line dividing same from South Huntingdon Township and Rostraver Township |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | Civil | 52 | Aug 1947 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Newton, Borough of | Ordinance 6, 1947: Annexing to the Borough of West Newton land or territory situate in the Township of Rostraver, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west of said Borough known as "West Side" and herein described | Nov 12, 1947 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950.Cns.Minor.Civ.Div.Corr. | 17500452 | -1 | Sep 20, 1948 | |||
| View | 1950.Cns.Rep. | Footnote 48 | 38-26 | ||||
| View | Pa.Dep't.Educ.Ax.F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Rostraver Township School District (Westmoreland County), 1947-1959 (1 folder) | |||||
| View | Wendling 1992 | QUARTER SESSION CIVIL DOCKET # 17 |