Event Detail
Summary
Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
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New City | Municipality | York City 1887 Creation | yes |
Dates
Event Year(s) | Letters Patent Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
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1886–1887 | Jan 11, 1887 | Jan 11, 1887 | Letters Patent - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
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York, Borough of (defunct) Old Name |
York County Part |
PA Part |
York, City of New Name |
York County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
Government | Government Form |
---|---|
York, City of | City, 3rd Class (Title 11) |
Metes and Bounds Description
Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
View | York City 1887 Creation | shape | letters patent (official communications) | stone |
Adjudication
Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of York County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | Oct 1886 | direct |
Law
Detail | Citation | Relationship |
---|---|---|
View | Act of May 23, 1874 (Pa. Laws 230, No. 152), §§ 14–15 | indirect |
View | Act of May 23, 1874 (Pa. Laws 230, No. 152), §§ 17–18 | indirect |
Recorded Document
Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
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Pennsylvania | Official Communication Book | v. 14, p. 508 | Sec'y.St. 795: (10-0123) | Jan 11, 1887 | direct |
Government Action
Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
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Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of | Letters Patent: [Constituting the Borough of York as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of York] | Jan 11, 1887 |
Source
Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
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View | 1900 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 2 | 350 | ||||
View | Harrisburg Laws 1906 | II. CITIES INCORPORATED UNDER ACT OF 1874. | 34 | ||||
View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 138 |