Rahn Township v. Tamaqua

Opinion

Per Curiam,

On May 13, 1969, the Borough of Tamaqua enacted an ordinance pursuant to the Borough Code which had the effect of annexing the Township of Rahn to the Borough. The Township has challenged this annexation procedure contending that all annexation procedures under the Borough Code had been repealed in 1968 by the adoption of amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania.

This same question was recently decided in Township of Franklin v. Borough of Delmont, 2 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 310, 279 A. 2d 387 (1971), and Township of Hempfield v. City of Greensburg, 2 Pa. Commonwealth Ct.…