S.L. 1977-41

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 41

SENATE BILL 92

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LOCUST.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Section 4 of Chapter 246, Session Laws of 1973, is amended by rewriting Section 2.1 of Article II of the charter to read as follows:

"Sec. 2.1. Corporate Boundaries. The Corporate Boundaries of the City of Locust, until changed in accordance with the law, are as follows: Beginning at a concrete monument in the center of Rock Hole Creek in the corporate city limit line of Stanfield, having coordinates of X = 1,572,263.79 Y = 545,988.53 based on the N. C. Geodetic Survey Grid System, also located just below an old ford across creek; thence South 83-50-27 West 3472.65 feet to a concrete monument on line located on the southeast side of Renne Ford Road; thence South 83-50-27 West 40.23 feet to a railroad spike in the center line of Renne Ford Road, a corner, also the southern corner of Joel Huneycutt's property; thence with Joel Huneycutt's lines North 63-18-15 West 30.63 feet to a concrete monument on line and on the northwest side of Renne Ford Road; thence North 63-18-15 West 569.37 feet along Joel Huneycutt's southern property line to a concrete monument, a corner in Joel Huneycutt's line; thence North 17-59-32 West 4913.17 feet to a concrete monument on line located on the southeastern side of Lilesville Road; thence North 17-59-32 West 96.35 feet to a concrete monument, a corner, located on the south side of N. C. Hwy. #24-27 whose coordinates are X = 1,566,688.61 Y = 550,645.00; thence North 40-24-53 East 101.30 feet to a concrete monument on line and located on the north side of N. C. Hwy. #24-27; thence North 40-24-53 East 2181.51 feet to a concrete monument on line and located on the south side of Scout Road, a corner of Lewis Kluttz property; thence North 40-24-53 East 50.18 feet to a concrete monument, a corner, and being located on the northeast side of Scout Road; thence North 39-17-42 East 676.17 feet to a concrete monument on line and being located on the west side of Meadow Creek Road; thence North 39-17-42 East 89.35 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being on the east side of Meadow Creek Road and a corner of the Charlie Hartsell property; thence with the Charlie Hartsell property North 87-33-14 East 499.98 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and also a corner of the Charlie Hartsell property; thence North 39-13-45 East 5159.71 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being the northwestern corner of Western Hills Development; thence South 72-11-54 East 1902.89 feet to a concrete monument, a corner located 300 feet west of the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200 and 500 feet North of Danita Drive; thence continuing 300 feet from centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200 around a curve defined by a chord of North 5-12-57 East 303.69 feet to a point; thence continuing 300 feet from centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200 North 7-10-10 East 2197.93 feet to a point; thence continuing 300 feet from centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200 a curve to the left defined by (Radius - 1004.71 feet, Delta = 17-51-10, and Length = 313.06 feet) to a point; thence North 10-41-00 West 1294.06 feet to a concrete monument located 300 feet west of the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200 and 200 feet south of Edgewood Drive; thence South 78-48-39 West 668.76 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and also a corner of Dwain Tucker property; thence North 71-06-11 West 886.58 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and located on the southeast side of Meadow Creek Road; thence North 66-29-50 West 60.00 feet to a concrete monument on line and being on the northwest side of Meadow Creek Road, also a corner of Meadow Creek Church Cemetery; thence N. 66-29-50 West 185.00 feet to a concrete monument, a corner, said corner being located 215 feet northwest of the centerline of Meadow Creek Road; thence North 23-30-10 East 110.80 feet to a point, a corner located 215 feet northwest of Meadow Creek Road; thence continuing 215 feet from Meadow Creek Road a curve to the right defined by (Radius = 1503.38 feet, Delta = 15-54-25, and Length 417.38 feet); thence continuing 215 feet from centerline of Meadow Creek Road North 39-24-55 East 120.67 feet to a point, a corner; thence continuing 215 feet from centerline of Meadow Creek Road a curve to the right defined by (Radius = 1990.49 feet, Delta = 11-34-40, and Length = 402.22 feet) to a point, a corner; thence continuing 215 feet from centerline North 50-59-14 East 208.37 feet to a point, a corner; thence continuing 215 feet from centerline of Meadow Creek Road North 50-21-49 East 869.42 feet to a concrete monument, a corner located on the west side of N. C. Hwy. #200 and being 215 feet north of the centerline of Meadow Creek Road; thence North 58-37-05 East 60.94 feet to a concrete monument on line and being on the east side of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence North 58-37-05 East 289.44 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being located 215 feet from the centerline of Bethel Church Road and 315 feet from the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence South 21-19-55 East 195.87 feet to a concrete monument on line and being located on the north side of Bethel Church Road and 315 feet east of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence South 21-19-55 East 60.94 feet to a concrete monument on line and being located on the south side of Bethel Church Road and 315 feet north of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence South 21-19-55 East 557.22 to a point, a corner and being 315 feet of the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence continuing 315 feet from centerline of said highway around a curve to the right defined by (Radius = 4217.01 feet, Delta = 10-38-55, and Length = 783.75 feet); thence continuing 315 feet from the centerline of said highway South 10-41-00 East 1667.62 feet to a point, a corner; thence continuing 315 feet from said road around a curve to the right defined by (Radius = 1620.17 feet, Delta = 17-51-10, and Length = 504.83 feet) to a point, a corner; thence South 7-10-10 West 9.32 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being 315 feet of centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200, also being near the north line of Thurman Snyder property; thence South 87-37-40 East 100.35 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being 415 feet to the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence S. 7-10-10 West 507.90 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being 415 feet from the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200, also being the southeast corner of Glenn Almond Development; thence with the South line of said development South 85-28-25 West 102.02 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being 315 feet from the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence continuing 315 feet from centerline of N.C. Hwy. #200 South 7-10-10 West 1668.40 feet to a point; thence continuing 315 feet from center of said road around a curve to the left defined by (Radius = 2373.96 feet, Delta = 11-28-05, and Length = 537.30 feet) to a point, a corner; thence continuing 315 feet from the centerline of said road South 3-52-44 East 293.42 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being located 315 feet east of the intersection of N. C. Hwy. #200 and Danita Drive; thence South 74-03-55 East 2433.08 feet to a concrete monument on line located on the west side of Willow Drive; thence South 74-03-55 East 58.88 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and being located on the east side of Willow Drive; thence South 76-13-41 East 1963.98 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence South 3-34-24 West 1169.31 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence South 55-40-15 East 194.91 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence South 1-38-33 West 472.69 feet to a concrete monument on line and being located on the north side of N. C. Hwy. #24-27; thence South 1-38-33 West 30.15 feet to a railroad spike, a corner located in the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #24-27; thence with centerline of said highway South 74-39-00 East 785.31 feet to a railroad spike in the centerline of said road; thence South 78-28-35 East 912.61 feet to a point in centerline of said road, a corner; thence around a curve to the left defined by (Radius = 1112.46, Delta = 40-56-45, and Length = 795.01 feet) to a point in the centerline of said road, a corner; thence North 60-34-40 East 1232.39 feet to a railroad spike in the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #24-27, a corner; thence South 5-41-15 West 36.93 feet to a concrete monument located on the south side of N. C. Hwy. #24-27 and being in the east line of Roy Huneycutt property; thence with the east line of Roy Huneycutt South 5-41-15 West 563.07 feet to a concrete monument with coordinates X = 1,582,730.01 Y = 552,707.79; thence South 75-13-35 West 1910.59 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence North 75-04-57 West 2029.37 feet to a concrete monument, a corner located 315 feet south of centerline of N. C. Hwy. #24-27; thence South 24-54; 12 West 1538.05 feet to a concrete monument near the end of South Beverly Drive and being a corner of Larry Barbee property; thence with the Larry Barbee property line South 49-50-00 West 428.22 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and also Larry Barbee's corner; thence South 44-15-31 East 374.32 feet to a concrete monument, a corner of Larry Barbee property; thence with Larry Barbee property line South 45-14-37 West 1138.65 feet to a concrete monument, a corner, and also being a corner of Larry Barbee property, and said concrete monument is located on the northeast side of Elm Street; thence South 86-29-18 West 1475.24 feet to a concrete monument on line and located on the east side of Springview Drive; thence South 86-29-18 West 61.39 feet to a concrete monument on line on the west side of Springview Drive; thence South 86-29-18 West 355.76 feet to a concrete monument, a corner and also a corner of the Stanfield City Limits (all calls from this point to the beginning point join the corporate city limits of Stanfield); thence North 87-14-56 West 691.32 feet to a railroad spike in the centerline of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence with said highway South 1-41-45 East 576.07 feet to a railroad spike in the center line of N. C. Hwy. #200; thence South 88-45-15 West 30.00 feet to a concrete monument on line; thence South 88-45-15 West 188.77 feet to a concrete monument, a corner, coordinates for which are X = 1,574,613.56 Y = 549,349.52: thence North 1-41-45 West 150.00 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence North 88-45-15 East 50.00 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence North 1-41-55 West 225.00 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence South 88-45-15 West 50.00 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence North 1-41-45 West 200.00 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence North 87-11-04 West 1119.66 feet to a concrete monument, a corner; thence South 7-06-13 East 2102.08 feet to a stone, an old corner marker for city of Stanfield and being on the east bank of Rock Hole Creek; thence South 48-35-15 West 47.00 feet to the centerline of Rock Hole Creek; thence with the centerline of Rock Hole Creek the following bearings and distances, South 25-20-00 West 262.00 feet; South 25-30-00 West 190.00 feet; South 88-15-00 West 160.00 feet; South 20-10-00 West 55.00 feet; South 14-40-00 West 92.00 feet; South 59-55-00 West 60.00 feet; South 29-15-00 West 78.00 feet; South 47-00-00 West 82.00 feet; South 33-10-00 East 71.00 feet; South 10-15-00 East 52.00 feet; South 55-40-00 East 50.00 feet; South 42-10-00 West 65.00 feet; North 85-25-00 West 150.00 feet; South 34-10-00 West 292.00 feet; South 24-15-00 West 50.00 feet; South 35-39-00 West 163.00 feet; South 55-12-00 West 42.00 feet; South 41-20-00 West 140.00 feet; South 45-25-00 West 90.00 feet; South 37-45-00 West 300.00 feet; South 12-15-00 West 100.00 feet; South 67-28-02 West 121.90 feet; to the point and place of beginning containing 2,045.82 acres more or less."

Sec. 2. Section 4 of Chapter 246 Session Laws of 1973 is amended by deleting the first sentence of Section 3.2 of Article III of the charter and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"The Mayor shall be a resident and qualified voter of the City of Locust and shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City of Locust, and he shall hold office for a term of two (2) years."

Sec. 3. Section 4 of Chapter 246 of the Session Laws of 1973 is amended by rewriting Section 3.3 of Article III of the charter as follows:

"Sec. 3.3. Composition of City Council. Beginning with the election to be held on November 8, 1977, the City Council shall consist of seven (7) members to be elected by and from the qualified voters of the city voting at large in the manner provided by Article IV."

Sec. 4. Section 4.1 of Article IV of the charter of the City of Locust, Section 4 of Chapter 246 Session Laws of 1973 is rewritten to read as follows:

"Sec. 4.1. Regular Municipal Elections. Regular municipal elections shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year which began in 1973. In the regular election in 1977 there shall be elected three (3) councilmen. The three (3) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for terms of four (4) years. In the regular election of 1979, there shall be elected four (4) councilmen, and the four (4) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for four (4) years. Thereafter as the terms of members expire, their successors shall be elected for terms of four (4) years."

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

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of March, 1977.