NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 73

HOUSE BILL 295

 

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GREENSBORO TO CONVEY A FEE SIMPLE DETERMINABLE ESTATE IN APPROXIMATELY TEN ACRES OF LAND TO THE GREENSBORO FIREMAN'S CLUB, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Upon a finding that the hereinafter described tract or parcel of land is not needed by the City of Greensboro for governmental purposes, the city council of the City of Greensboro may, by resolution, authorize and direct the conveyance of a fee simple determinable estate in said tract or parcel of land to the Greensboro Fireman's Club, a nonprofit corporation, without remuneration and without publication or advertising for bids but with the expressed understanding, condition and in consideration that said property shall be used in accordance with the specific purposes outlined in the Articles of Incorporation, including amendments thereto, and, more specifically, for the purpose of programs connected with fire fighting, skills, recreation and related activities for firemen of the City of Greensboro which will aid in the performance of their duties as members of the fire department of the City of Greensboro.  The conveyance and use of the hereinafter described tract of land may be subject to such terms and conditions as the city council may determine.

Sec. 2. At such time as the hereinafter described tract or parcel of land ceases to be used for the purposes as hereinabove set forth or the Greensboro Fireman's Club becomes dissolved or otherwise inactive, then at that time the title to said tract or parcel of land shall automatically, by operation of law and without re-entry or suit on its part, be revested in the City of Greensboro, its successors or assigns, along with all privileges, structures and appurtenances thereunto belonging, forever.

Sec. 3. The above referred to tract or parcel of land is hereby described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the south margin of Air Harbor Road (formerly Hanock Dairy Road), said point being Margaret B. Richardson's northeast corner; thence north 75 deg. 14 min. 33 sec. east 109.89 feet along said south margin of Air Harbor Road to a new point, said point being City of Greensboro's northeast corner (Tract No. 1); thence South 07 deg. 15 min. 04. sec. east 49.43 feet along a new west line of City of Greensboro to a point; thence still with said west line south 31 deg. 44 min. 06 sec. east 898.49 feet to a new point in Sallie Bass Heirs' west line; thence south 02 deg. 32 min. 45 sec. west 375.69 feet along said west line to a stone monument being a common corner of Sallie Bass Heirs, Cone Mills Corp. and grantor; thence south 67 deg. 47 min. 32 sec. west 434.44 feet along Cone Mills Corp. north line to a point, said point being a common corner of Cone Mills, Corp., Margaret B. Richardson and grantor; thence north 07 deg. 09 min. 18 sec. west 1335.24 feet along Richardson's east line to the point of beginning; being approximately ten acres in size and subject to water line easement and right-of-way for access road and any other easements of record.

Also being a portion of County Tax Map 354, Block 723, Parcel 2.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of March, 1977.