Pennsylvania Act 1897-178 — RELOCATION OF BOUNDARY LINES OF WARDS PROVIDED FOR

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RELOCATION OF BOUNDARY LINES OF WARDS PROVIDED FOR
                  Act of Jul. 9, 1897, P.L. 217, No. 178              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     To provide for the re-location of boundary lines between wards
        in the cities of this Commonwealth.

        Section 1.  Re-location of altered ward boundary lines
        In the case of the division of any ward, or the creation of
     new wards, where any of the boundaries or divisions thereof is a
     creek or stream, or any other invisible line, and where any of
     said lines have become changed, obliterated, uncertain or
     undesirable by reason of the opening of streets, the
     construction of sewers, the development of the locality, or any
     other cause, then and in such case the court of quarter sessions
     is authorized and empowered, upon the filing of a petition,
     signed by at least twelve electors, setting forth the above
     facts, together with a plan of the said ward or wards, to make
     such order or decree as to the re-location of the line as to
     them may appear proper, so that the same shall conform as near
     as possible to the boundary lines which may have been previously
     determined upon.  1897, July 9, P.L. 217, SEc. 1.