S.L. 1981-321

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 321

HOUSE BILL 727

AN ACT TO MAKE REVISIONS IN THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF EDENTON.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. The Charter of the Town of Edenton, as found in Chapter 491, Session Laws of 1975 is amended by rewriting Section 1-2 to read:

"Sec. 1-2. Corporate boundaries. The corporate boundaries of the Town of Edenton shall be as follows until changed in accordance with law:

Beginning at the Northwestern corner of the intersection of Hubley Drive leading to the Carter Ink Plant and N.C. Highway #32; thence along the Northern margin of N.C. Highway #32, a curve, R = 1493 feet, 561 feet to a point in the Northern margin of N. C. Highway #32 at the center of a branch of Queen Anne Creek; thence along said branch South 24 degrees 20 minutes West 1,075 feet to a point; thence along said branch South 84 degrees 45 minutes West 635 feet to a point; thence along said branch South 27 degrees 40 minutes West 1,680 feet to a point in Queen Anne Creek; thence along Queen Anne Creek South 87 degrees 45 minutes West 890 feet to a point; thence along Queen Anne Creek North 45 degrees 45 minutes West 1,035 feet to a point; thence leaving Queen Anne Creek and entering Edenton Bay South 84 degrees 00 minutes West 1,491 feet to a point in Edenton Bay; thence North 55 degrees 15 minutes West 2,135 feet to a point in Pembroke Creek; thence along Pembroke Creek South 63 degrees 30 minutes West 1,065 feet to a point; thence along Pembroke Creek South 50 degrees 00 minutes West 1,105 feet to a point; thence along Pembroke Creek North 55 degrees 40 minutes West 575 feet to a point; thence South 79 degrees 45 minutes West 470 feet to a point at the shoreline of Pembroke Creek; thence North 89 degrees 00 minutes West 4,968.5 feet to a point; thence North 5 degrees 00 minutes East 520 feet to a point; thence North 88 degrees 00 minutes West 284 feet to a point; thence North 6 degrees 00 minutes East 598 feet to a point; thence South 81 degrees 40 minutes East 75 feet to a point; thence North 08 degrees 20 minutes East 174 feet to a point in the Southern margin of West Queen Street Extended and U.S. Highway #17; thence along the southern margin of U.S. Highway #17 South 81 degrees 40 minutes East 193 feet; thence North 05 degrees 00 minutes East 1,580 feet to a point; thence South 85 degrees 00 minutes East, 1,083 feet to a point; thence North 26 degrees 40 minutes East 308 feet to a point in the shoreline of Pembroke Creek; thence North 74 degrees 05 minutes East 2,205 feet to a point; thence North 27 degrees 00 minutes East 2,625 feet to a point; thence South 66 degrees 16 minutes East 3,160.5 feet to a point; thence North 72 degrees 05 minutes East 600 feet to a point in the Earnhardt-Burroughs property line; thence the following courses to and along N.C. Highway #32: North 19 degrees 48 minutes West 120.88 feet; North 59 degrees 18 minutes West 100.61 feet; North 49 degrees 26 minutes West 98.22 feet; North 41 degrees 19 minutes West 118.12 feet; North 17 degrees 50 minutes West 114.33 feet; North 29 degrees 43 minutes West 108.09 feet; North 9 degrees 55 minutes West 100.36 feet; North 8 degrees 31 minutes East 88.90 feet; North 8 degrees 09 minutes West 106.39 feet; North 1 degree 30 minutes East 112.30 feet; North 21 degrees 30 minutes East 360.00 feet; North 35 degrees 21 minutes East 62.34 feet; North 29 degrees 14 minutes West 18.02 feet; North 20 degrees 10 minutes West 17.69 feet; North 24 degrees 10 minutes East 58.08 feet; North 58 degrees 46 minutes East 20.97 feet; North 19 degrees 58 minutes East 31.01 feet; North 75 degrees 47 minutes East 1251.13 feet; North 83 degrees 17 minutes East 125.53 feet; South 39 degrees 13 minutes East 312.17 feet; North 50 degrees 48 minutes East 10.00 feet; South 39 degrees 28 minutes East 312.33 feet to a point in the south right of way of N.C. Highway #32; thence North 52 degees 56 minutes East 850 feet to a point; thence North 70 degrees 02 minutes East 2,020 feet to a point in the Western line of Main Street Extended at Eden Heights; thence North 26 degrees 52 minutes East 1,543.4 feet to a point; thence North 16 degrees 23 minutes East 368.2 feet to a point; thence South 68 degrees 05 minutes East 396.7 feet to a point; thence North 66 degrees 05 minutes East 255 feet to a point; thence South 67 degrees 20 minutes East 100 feet to a point on the west margin of county road #1319; thence along the said county road South 15 degrees West 185.2 feet to a point; thence South 49 degrees 33 minutes East 1,552 feet to a point; thence North 54 degrees 00 minutes East 881 feet to a point; thence along a curve, R = 2865 feet, 396 feet to a point; thence North 47 degrees 00 minutes East 520 feet to a point in the Southwestern margin of Peanut Drive; thence North 57 degrees 50 minutes West 894.5 feet to a point; thence North 40 degrees 55 minutes East 1,347.5 feet to a point; thence North 69 degrees 00 minutes East 218.4 feet to a point; thence North 70 degrees 00 minutes East 266 feet to a point; thence North 71 degrees 45 minutes East 300 feet to a point; thence South 57 degrees 10 minutes East 804.7 feet to a point; thence North 47 degrees 00 minutes East 653 feet to a point; thence South 33 degrees 35 minutes West 994 feet to a point; thence South 33 degrees 15 minutes West 320 feet to a point; thence South 36 degrees 15 minutes East 2,021 feet to a point; thence South 50 degrees 15 minutes West 504 feet to a point; thence along a curve, R = 1433 feet, 418 feet to a point; thence South 49 degrees 00 minutes West 653 feet to a point; thence South 33 degrees 35 minutes West 3,058 feet to a point; thence South 81 degrees 50 minutes East 1,722 feet to a point; thence South 47 degrees 48 minutes East 670 feet to a point; thence South 63 degrees 35 minutes East 239 feet to a point; thence South 41 degrees 10 minutes West 2,297 feet to a point; thence South 61 degrees 10 minutes West 1,284 feet to a point in the Northeastern margin of N.C. Highway #32; thence North 61 degrees 10 minutes West 876 feet along the Northeastern margin of N. C. Highway #32, to a point, the point and place of beginning, said description being taken from survey prepared by Carlyle C. Webb, Registered Surveyor, dated February 5, 1975, entitled 'Town of Edenton, N. C. Corporate Limits'. Earnhardt and Burroughs property and area northwest of county road #1319 added to description of said Webb by Jasper W. Hassell, Registered Land Surveyor."

Sec. 2. Section 2-1 of the Charter of the Town of Edenton is rewritten to read:

"Sec. 2-1. Composition; election; term. The legislative body of the Town of Edenton shall consist of a Mayor and a Board of Councilmen composed of six councilmen to be elected as follows: The councilman from each of the four wards as described in Sec. 3-2 shall be elected by the voters of that councilman's respective ward, and candidate for such office shall have been a resident of the ward from which he is a candidate for a period of not less than 30 days next preceding the date of the election. The candidate in each of the four wards receiving the largest number of votes cast in that ward shall be declared elected councilman from the ward in which he is candidate. The candidate running for the at-large position receiving the largest number of votes cast by all the voters of the town shall be declared elected councilman at large.

Councilmen are elected to four-year staggered terms. In the regular election in November, 1981, and each four years thereafter, there shall be elected a councilman at large and councilmen from the third and fourth wards. In the regular election in November, 1983, and each four years thereafter, there shall be elected a councilman at large and councilmen from the first and second ward.

The Mayor shall be elected biennially and serve for a term of two years."

Sec. 3. Section 2-2 of the Charter of the Town of Edenton is amended in the second paragraph by deleting the words "two councilmen", and inserting in lieu thereof "two or more councilmen".

Sec. 4. Section 2-4 of the Charter of the Town of Edenton is amended by deleting the words ", and the treasurer elected as provided in this charter,".

Sec. 5. Section 4-1(3)(d) of the Charter of the Town of Edenton is amended by deleting the words "commissioner of finance and revenue", and inserting in lieu thereof "finance committee chairman".

Sec. 6. Section 4-1(3)(g) of the Charter of the Town of Edenton is amended by inserting immediately after the words "Director of Utilities", the words ", Finance Officer".

Sec. 7. Sections 4-4, 4-5 and 4-6 of the Charter of the Town of Edenton are repealed.

Sec. 8. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of May, 1981.