NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 979

SENATE BILL 775

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GASTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONVEY TO THE CITY OF GASTONIA FOR THE USE OF THE SCHIELE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SCHOOL PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of Gastonia is the owner of a certain tract of land upon which is situated the Schiele Museum of Natural History; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to obtain additional real property in order to expand the operation of this facility which serves not only the public schools, but also the citizens of Gaston County and surrounding areas; and

WHEREAS, The Gaston County Board of Education owns an adjoining tract of land upon which is situated the W.P. Grier Junior High School; and

WHEREAS, because of the topography of the land, the realty hereinafter described is not adaptable to school purposes, but is suited for the expansion of the program and facilities of the Schiele Museum of Natural History; and

WHEREAS, The Gaston County Board of Education, by proper resolution, has determined that the use of such school-owned real property is both unnecessary and undesirable for public school purposes; and

WHEREAS, a conveyance of the land hereinafter described to the City of Gastonia would be in the best interest of the citizens of Gaston County;

NOW, THEREFORE,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  That notwithstanding the provisions of Section 115-126 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, The Gaston County Board of Education be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to convey without consideration, except the benefit to Gaston County of having a museum of natural history, to the City of Gastonia, the following described land, lying in the City of Gastonia, Gastonia Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, by a good and sufficient deed therefor in fee simple with general warranty:

Beginning at an iron located at the northwest corner of the parcel of land owned by the City of Gastonia and upon which is situated the Schiele Museum of Natural History as described in detail in that certain instrument dated April 13, 1964, and recorded in Deed Book 864 at Page 174 in the Gaston County Registry; and running thence with the eastern line of land belonging to Claude W. Bailey and to Ralph and Emily Kendrick, now or formerly, North degrees 31' East 221.75 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line North 79 degrees 16' 11" East 574.36 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line North 62 degrees 28' 22" East 213.29 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line South 40 degrees 59' East 100 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line South 57 degrees 35' West 150.25 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line South 89 degrees 18' 30" West 127.73 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line South degrees 10' East 547.48 feet to an iron in the northern margin of Kendrick Drive; thence with the northern margin of the right of way of Kendrick Drive South 89 degrees 50' West 220 feet to an iron, southeast corner of the lands of the City of Gastonia as heretofore described; thence with the boundary line of the land belonging to the City of Gastonia the following courses and distances: (a) North degrees 10' West 279.6 feet to an iron and (b) South 89 degrees 50' West 346.43 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 5.502 acres.

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  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 23rd day of June, 1969.