Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Class Township | County | Wilkins Township 1901 1st Class | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–1901 | Mar 4, 1901 | Municipal Election after Proclamation - 1st Monday in March thereafter |
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wilkins, Township of Whole |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Wilkins, Township of Whole |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Wilkins, Township of | Township, 1st Class |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 28, 1899 (Pa. Laws 104, No. 86), §§ 1–4 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny, County of | Minute: " A certificate of the Census Bureau was read giving the population according to the last Census On motion of Mr Murray it was Resolved to issue the Proclamation of the County Commissioners declaring the following Townships to be First-class Townships viz. Baldwin Chartiers Harrison Kilbuck Leet Lower St Clair Mifflin Neville North Versailles Reserve Scott Shaler Sterrett S. Versailles Stowe Union and Wilkins the same having a population of over 300 inhabitants to the square mile. And that the same be published in the official newspapers." | Dec 31, 1900 | v. 3, p. 119 | |||
| Allegheny, County of | Proclamation: [Classifying Baldwin, Chartiers, Harrison, Kilbuck, Leet, Lower Saint Clair, Mifflin, Neville, North Versailles, Reserve, Scott, Shaler, Sterrett, South Versailles, Stowe, Union, and Wilkins Townships as first class townships] | Dec 31, 1900 | ||||
| Allegheny, County of | Resolution: [Issuing a proclamation classifying Baldwin, Chartiers, Harrison, Kilbuck, Leet, Lower Saint Clair, Mifflin, Neville, North Versailles, Reserve, Scott, Shaler, Sterrett, South Versailles, Stowe, Union, and Wilkins Townships as first class townships] | Dec 31, 1900 | ||||
| Allegheny, County of | Minute: " A list of the first class Townships under the Act of 1899 and the supplements thereto was read. Mr. O'Neil moved that the following Townships be declared townships of the first class and that a proclamation be issued and advertise in the Dispatch, Gazette, Press, Leader, Post and Telegraph once a week for three weeks, said proclamation to be published in two of the above named papers each week. Carried. Baldwin, Braddock, Chartiers, Collier, Crescent, Elizabeth, Harrison, Jefferson, Kilbuck, Lower St. Clair, Mifflin, North Versailles, Penn, Reserve, Scott, Shaler, South Fayette, South Versailles, Stowe, Union, and Wilkins" | Aug 1, 1911 | v. 5, p. 136 | |||
| Allegheny, County of | Proclamation: [Classifying Baldwin, Braddock, Chartiers, Collier, Crescent, Elizabeth, Harrison, Jefferson, Kilbuck, Lower St. Clair, Mifflin, North Versailles, Penn, Reserve, Scott, Shaler, South Fayette, South Versailles, Stowe, Union, and Wilkins Townships as first class townships, and all other townships in county as second class townships] | Aug 3, 1911 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pitts. Gaz. Times | OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | 10 | Aug 3, 1911 |