NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 83

HOUSE BILL 122

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 1062 OF THE 1953 SESSION LAWS RELATING TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Amend Section 4 of Chapter 1062 of the 1953 Session Laws so that the same shall hereafter read as follows:

"Sec. 4. That said city shall be divided into four wards to be known respectively as the First, Second, Third and Fourth Wards.

"FIRST WARD BOUNDARIES

"The First Ward shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the center of the intersection of Main and Road Streets; thence southwardly down the center of South Road Street and the southwardly projection thereof to the center of Herrington Run or Charles Creek; thence eastwardly and northwardly along the run of said creek to the channel of Pasquotank River; thence North 45 degrees East to the boundary of the city; thence westwardly, northwardly and westwardly following the boundary of said city to its intersection with North Road Street; thence southwardly down the center of North Road Street to the place of beginning.

"SECOND WARD BOUNDARIES

"The Second Ward shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the center of the intersection of Main and Road Streets; thence westwardly down the center of West Main Street to the city limits; thence northwardly and eastwardly following said city boundary to its intersection with the First Ward; thence southwardly following the West line of the First Ward to the center of the intersection of Main and Road Streets at the point of beginning.

"THIRD WARD BOUNDARIES

"The Third Ward shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the center of the intersection of Main and Road Streets; thence westwardly binding the South line of the Second Ward to the boundary of said city limits; thence southwardly and eastwardly with said city limits its various courses to the southerly prolongation of the center line of South Road Street; thence northwardly along the southerly prolongation of South Road Street and the center line of South Road Street to the place of beginning.

"FOURTH WARD BOUNDARIES

"The Fourth Ward shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the East line of the Third Ward with the center of Herrington Run or Charles Creek; thence eastwardly and northwardly along the run of said creek to the channel of Pasquotank River; thence North 45 degrees East to the boundary of the city; thence eastwardly and southwardly and then westwardly along the boundary of said city to its intersection with the eastern line of the Third Ward above described; thence northwardly along the eastern line of the Third Ward to the place of Beginning."

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

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1959.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of March, 1959.