S.L. 1969-381

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 381

HOUSE BILL 595

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 1013 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1961 BEING THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF EDENTON TO REDEFINE THE CORPORATE LIMITS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Charter of the Town of Edenton, as enacted by Chapter 1013 of the Session Laws of North Carolina, 1961, is hereby amended by striking out in Chapter I, Section 2, Corporate Boundaries, the second paragraph following the colon and substituting in lieu thereof the following description, redefining the corporate limits of the Town of Edenton:

"Beginning at a point where a line parallel with and 200' east of the right of way of N.C. Hwy. No. 1105 intersects a line parallel with and 200' north of the right of way of N.C. Hwy. No. 1106; thence parallel with and 200' north of right of way of N.C. Hwy. No. 1106 S 81 degrees-50'E 1,722'; thence continuing parallel with and 200' north of the right of way of N.C. Hwy. No. 1106, S 47 degrees-48' E 670'; thence continuing parallel with and 200' north of the right of way of N.C. Hwy. No. 1106, S 63 degrees-35' E 239'; thence S 41 degrees-10' W 2,297' to a point; thence S 61 degrees-10' W 1,284' to a point in the northern boundary of N.C. Hwy. No. 32; thence along the northern boundary of N.C. Hwy. No. 32 N 61 degrees-10' W 876' to the point of a curve; thence continuing along the northern boundary of N.C. Hwy. No. 32 a curve whose radius is 1,493' a distance of 561' to the center of a branch; thence along said branch S 24 degrees-20' W 1,075'; thence continuing along said branch S 84 degrees-45' W 635' to a point; thence continuing along said branch S 27 degrees-40' W 1,680' to the center of Queen Anne Creek; thence along the center of Queen Anne Creek S 87 degrees- 45' W 890'; thence N 45 degrees-45' W 1,035' to a point in Edenton Bay; thence across Edenton Bay as follows, S 84 degrees- 00'W 1,491'; N 55 degrees-15' W 2,135' to a point in the center of Pembroke Creek; thence along the center of Pembroke Creek as follows, S 63 degrees-30' W 1,065'; thence S 50 degrees-00'W 1,105'; thence N 55 degrees-40' W 575'; thence S 79 degrees-45' W 470 to a point on the western shore of Pembroke Creek; thence north 89 degrees-00'W 4,968.5' to a point; thence north 5 degrees-00' E 2,566' to the northwest corner of the U.S. Fish Hatchery fence; thence south 85 degrees-00' E 1,083 to a point; thence north 26 degrees-40' E 308' to Pembroke Creek; thence north 74 degrees-05' E 2,205' to a point; thence north 27 degrees-00' E 2,625' to a point; thence south 66 degrees- 16' E 3,160.5' to a point; thence north 72 degrees-05' E 726' to a point; thence north 52 degrees-56' E 2,748.4' to a point; thence north 70 degrees-02' E 2,020 to a point on a ditch; thence along said ditch north 26 degrees- 52' E 1,543.4; thence continuing along said ditch north 16 degrees- 23' E 368.2 to a point in another ditch; thence along said ditch south 68 degrees-05' E 696' to a point in the western boundary of N.C. Hwy. No. 1319; thence south 49 degrees-33' E 1,552 to a point in the southern boundary of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad; thence along the southern boundary of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad N54 degrees- -00' E 881' to the point of a curve; thence continuing along the southern boundary of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad a curve whose radius is 2,865' the distance of 396' to a point; thence continuing along the southern boundary of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad north 47 degrees-00' E 3,195 to a point; thence south 33 degrees-35' w 994' to a point; then S 33 degrees-15' W 320' to a point; thence south 36 degrees-15' E 2,021' to a point; said point being 200' southeast of the southeast boundary of U.S. Hwy. No. 17; thence parallel with and 200' southeast of the southeast boundary of U.S. Hwy. No. 17 S 50 degrees-15' W 504' to the point of a curve; thence continuing parallel with and 200' southeast from the southeast boundary of U.S. Hwy. No. 17, a curve whose radius is 1433' the distance of 418' to a point; thence continuing parallel with and 200' southeast of the southeast boundary of N.C. Hwy. No. 1105, S 49 degrees 00' W 653' to a point; thence continuing parallel with and 200' east of the eastern boundary of N.C. Hwy. No. 1105,S 33 degrees- 35' W 3,058' to the point of beginning."

Sec. 2. Any lot, tract or parcel of land which is located in whole or in part within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Edenton as described in Section 1 of this Act which was not located within the corporate boundaries of The Town prior to the effective date of this Act shall not be subject to ad valorem or other taxes levied by the Town of Edenton until the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 1970.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of May, 1969.