Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellersville, Borough of | municipality or lower | Borough | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Dec 7, 1874 | 9 |
Map
Related
| Name | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bucks, County of | Parent | current |
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | cadastral | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | 39 | Lead | |
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision | 4201769248 | Lead | |
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: Place | 4269248 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1214979 | Lead | View |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Populated Place | 1187245 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q535420 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality | 091173 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Rockhill, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | Dec 7, 1874 |
| View | Expansion | Rockhill, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | Jun 14, 1887 |
| View | Expansion | East Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Jul 31, 1911 |
| View | Expansion | West Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Jul 31, 1911 |
| View | Expansion | East Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Nov 9, 1925 |
| View | Expansion | West Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Apr 29, 1936 |
| View | Expansion | West Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Dec 2, 1955 |
| View | Expansion | West Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Dec 2, 1955 |
| View | Expansion | West Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | May 21, 1963 |
| View | Expansion | West Rockhill, Township of | Reduction | Dec 14, 1964 |
| View | Reduction | Perkasie, Borough of | Expansion | 1967 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | Borough (Title 8) | Dec 7, 1874 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | East Rockhill Township-West Rockhill Township 1890 Creation | yes | May 24, 1890 |
| View | County Classification | Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification | yes | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County Classification | Bucks County 6th to 5th | yes | Jan 1, 1941 |
| View | County Classification | Bucks County 5th to 3rd | yes | Jan 1, 1962 |
| View | County Classification | Bucks County 3rd to 2nd A | yes | Jan 1, 1992 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ordinance 67: Annexing to the Borough of Sellersville certain lands belonging to Jacob Cope, William S. Schlichter, the Walz Estate, John Cressman, B. Frank Wambold, Samuel Slotter, Zeno Frantz, Fred Shubert, J. W. Place and Co., Willet and Clymer, Alfred G. Walker, Alice L. Bechtel and Isaac Clymer | Jul 3, 1911 | Jul 31, 1911 | ||
| View | Ordinance: Providing for the annexation of certain lands lying adjacent to the Borough of Sellersville | Oct 5, 1925 | Oct 5, 1925 | ||
| View | Ordinance 119: Annexing a portion of West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to the Borough of Sellersville | Jan 13, 1936 | Jan 13, 1936 | p. 49 | |
| View | Ordinance 218: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Sellersville a section of West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southeast of said Borough of Sellersville and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the court of quarter sessions of Bucks County | Nov 2, 1954 | Nov 2, 1954 | ||
| View | Ordinance 217: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Sellersville a section of West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and northwest, of said Borough of Sellersville and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the court of quarter sessions of Bucks County | Nov 2, 1954 | Nov 3, 1954 | p. 97–98 | |
| View | Ordinance 305: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Sellersville a section of West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southwest of said Borough of Sellersville, and providing that said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Bucks County | Nov 12, 1962 | Nov 12, 1962 | ||
| View | Ordinance 320: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Sellersville, a section of West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southwest of said Borough of Sellersville on the southwest side of Diamond Street, and providing that said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Bucks County | Jan 6, 1964 | Jan 6, 1964 | ||
| View | Ordinance 367: Changing the borough boundary line between the Borough of Sellersville and the Borough of Perkasie in the vicinity of Cedar Avenue and Fourth Street, Perkasie and Walnut Street, Sellersville, as result of which a small tract of land containing 1.46 acres more or less will be detached from the Borough of Sellersville and become a part of the Borough of Perkasie | Nov 13, 1967 | Nov 13, 1967 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| View |
Open Records Request (Relevant items in code): "Examination of the original ordinance books of The Borough of Sellersville covering ordinances enacted from incorporation (1874) through 1974 (N.B.: This is not a request to view a codification of ordinances; rather, it is a request to view the original handwritten or typewritten books containing the ordinances in roughly chronological or numeric order, as the case may be)." | Aug 4, 2012 |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Sellersville Borough | 17500450 | 47 | 50 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Borough | Sellersville Borough Proposed 1865 Creation | no | 1865 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Bucks County Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no* | 1972–1974 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Bucks County Proposed 1977 Home Rule | no* | 1977–1978 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Bucks County Proposed 1985 Home Rule | no | 1985–1986 |