NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 128

HOUSE BILL 168

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 1062 OF THE 1953 SESSION LAWS AS HERETOFORE AMENDED BY CHAPTER 565 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1955 RELATING TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 1062, Session Laws of 1953 as amended, is hereby amended by striking out the entire Section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"Sec. 3. The corporate limits of the City of Elizabeth City shall be as follows:

"Beginning at a point on the Pasquotank River in the center line of the southern mouth of Knobbs Creek, thence up the center line of said creek to the intersection of the center line thereof with the northwardly prolongation of the East line of Fourth Street, thence southwardly along the northerly prolongation of the East side of Fourth Street to the North side of the right of way of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, thence westwardly and southwardly along the northward and westward side of said right of way of the Norfolk Southern Railroad to a point 1120 feet South of the South side of Main Street, thence eastwardly parallel with the South side of Main Street to the East side of what was formerly the old North Carolina State Highway, thence southwardly along the East side of what was formerly the old North Carolina State Highway to the North side of Church Street Extended, thence eastwardly along the North side of Church Street Extended to the East side of Hughes Boulevard to the center line of the Norfolk and Southern (formerly Suffolk and Carolina) Railroad spur track, thence eastwardly along the center line of said railroad to a point 150 feet westwardly from the West side of Pritchard Town Road, measured along the center line of said railroad, thence southwardly parallel with Pritchard Town Road and distant 150 feet westwardly therefrom to the North side of Ehringhaus Street, thence eastwardly along the North side of Ehringhaus Street to the center line of the United States Government railroad track, thence southwardly along the center line of said railroad track to a point 150 feet South of the South side of Walkers Avenue, thence South 81 degrees 30 minutes East to the southwest corner of the P. W. Moore School grounds at the northwest side of Roanoke Avenue, thence southeastwardly at right angles to Roanoke Avenue, crossing same to the southeast side thereof, thence along the South side of Roanoke Avenue South 47 degrees 30 minutes West 380 feet to an iron pipe, thence South 88 degrees 30 minutes East 1100 feet to the northwest corner of the Highland Park Cemetery, thence South 5 degrees West 350 feet to the southwest corner of the Highland Park Cemetery, thence along the South side of said cemetery South 89 degrees East 400 feet to a point on the East side of Peartree Road, thence southwardly along the East side of Peartree Road to the southwest corner of the Colored cemetery, thence along the South side of the Colored cemetery to the center line of a branch known as Herrington Run, thence southwardly along the center line of said run, a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to an iron pipe at the southwest corner of the F. T. Bray-C. W. Price property, thence eastwardly along the South line of said property to the mouth of a ditch, thence North 80 degrees East along the center line of said ditch, a distance of 450 feet to a point 150 feet West of the Weeksville Road, measured at right angles to the Weeksville Road, thence southwardly parallel to the Weeksville Road and distant 150 feet westwardly therefrom a distance of 1200 feet, thence northeastwardly to the point of intersection of the East side of Weeksville Road with the East side of Poorhouse Road, thence southwardly along the East side of Weeksville Road a distance of 270 feet, thence northeastwardly parallel to Poorhouse Road along a line which is distant 200 feet southeastwardly from Poorhouse Road measured at right angles thereto a distance of 1670 feet to the South side of Southern Avenue, thence eastwardly along the South side of Southern Avenue 1560 feet to the northeast corner of the Elizabeth City State Teachers College property, thence southwardly along the East line of said college property a distance of 1780 feet, thence South 57 degrees 41 minutes East 1040 feet to the West line of Lot 27 Block E of the Edgewood Subdivision as per map in Map Book 1 at page 159, thence South 5 degrees 55 minutes West 100 feet, thence South 5 degrees 21 minutes West 91 feet, thence South 19 degrees 27 minutes West 1454.8 feet to a point on the West side of Edgewood Drive, thence crossing Edgewood Drive North 20 degrees 22 minutes East 600 feet, thence North 71 degrees 57 minutes East 1079 feet, thence North 9 degrees 6 minutes West 1073 feet, thence South 84 degrees 32 minutes East 458.9 feet, thence North 73 degrees 23 minutes East 153 feet, thence North 30 degrees 42 minutes East 194 feet to the middle of a run, thence northeastwardly along the center of said run to the northeast corner of Lot 16 of the Edgewood Subdivision as per plat recorded in Map Book 1 at page 111, thence North 55 minutes East 390 feet to a point on the northeast side of Rivershore Road at the southwest corner of Section B of Winslow Acres, thence eastwardly along the South boundary of Section B of Winslow Acres the following distances: 352.52 feet to an angle, 504.75 feet to an angle, and 863 feet to the southeast corner of said Section, thence northwardly along the East line of said Section and the northwardly prolongation thereof to the shore of Pasquotank River, thence northwardly across Pasquotank River to a point opposite what was formerly the center of the southern mouth of Glovers Cut and 300 feet therefrom, thence westwardly to the southwest point of Machellhe Island (sometimes known as Goat Island), thence westwardly, northwardly and eastwardly following the shore line of said island to a point in said shore line 300 yards from what was formerly the North mouth of Glovers Cut, thence northwestwardly to the point of beginning in the center line of the southern mouth of Knobbs Creek."

Sec. 2. All real and personal property and persons subject to the poll tax within the territory described in Section 1 which were not within the corporate limits prior to the effective date of this Act shall be listed for municipal taxation purposes as of January 1, 1960 and shall be subject to municipal taxes levied for the fiscal year 1960-1961.

Sec. 3. As of July 1, 1959, municipal services, except such utility services as are supervised and furnished by the Public Utility Commission of the City of Elizabeth City, shall be extended to the territory described in Section 1 which was not within the corporate limits prior to July 1, 1959, and such services shall be comparable to the services furnished elsewhere in the city.

Sec. 4. If any part of this Act shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such shall not invalidate the remainder hereof, each Section being declared to be separable and without dependence one upon the other.

Sec. 5. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. This Act shall be in force and effect from and after July 1, 1959.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of March, 1959.