Municipal annexation in the United States

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In the United States, all local governments are considered "creatures of the state" according to Dillon's Rule, which resulted from the work of John Forrest Dillon on the law of municipal corporations. Dillon's Rule implies, among other things, that the boundaries of any jurisdiction falling under state government can be modified by state government action. For this reason, examples of municipal annexation are separated from annexations involving sovereign governments.

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[edit] Atlanta

In 1909 the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia, then located only in Fulton County, annexed into part of neighboring DeKalb County (from which Fulton County had originally been divided). The situation continues to provide some problems, such as when police arrest suspects on charges set forth in Georgia state law, and city police must determine which county's jail they must be taken to. Further annexations occurred during the 1950s, but interest in annexation ceased after Atlanta elected its first black mayor.[citation needed]

[edit] New York City

In 1898, following the results of a referendum New York City annexed the city of Brooklyn, along with the counties of Queens, Richmond, and The Bronx.[citation needed]

[edit] Cleveland

Ohio City, a suburb and fierce rival of Cleveland was peacefully annexed by the latter on June 5, 1854.[citation needed]

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[edit] Further reading

Jackson,Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier (Oxford 1987), An historical discussion of municipal annexation.