GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION
CHAPTER 659
AN ACT TO ANNEX TERRITORY TO THE TOWN OF RIVER BEND.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. The corporate limits of the Town of River Bend are as follows:
Lying and being situated in number eight township, Craven County, North Carolina, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of secondary road Number 1307 (Formerly secondary road number 1221), which said point of beginning is identified with the letter "D" on that certain map or plat entitled Trent Estates, which said map was prepared by Albert R. Bell, C.E., on April 5, 1966 and which said map appears of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of Craven County in map book 10 at page 72 and running thence from said point of beginning so located South 30°45' East 30.0 feet to a point on the Southern right of way line of Secondary Road Number 1307, thence in a Westwardly direction along and with said Southern right of way line of secondary road number 1307 to its intersection with the Southern right of way line of U.S. Highway No. 17; Thence with the Southern right of way line of U.S. Highway Number 17 in a Westwardly direction to its intersection with Canoe Branch; Thence in a Southern direction with the centerline of Canoe Branch to a marked gum on Canoe Branch. thence down and with the centerline of said Canoe Branch the following courses and distance; South oo° 50' East 162.0 feet, South 14° 30' East 142.0 feet, South 10° 45' East 245.0 feet, South 65°45' East 150.0 feet, South 40° 20' East 185.0 feet, South 12°15' East 248.0 feet, South 1°30' West 387.5 feet, South 6°10' West 43.0 feet, South 23°15' West 377.0 feet, South 26° 25' East 108.0 feet, South 68°50' East 152.0 feet, North 66° 00' East 106.0 feet, North 63°40' East 160.0 feet to the mouth of the aforesaid Canoe Branch at Trent River; Thence down and with the run of Trent River (including a 14 acre island which lies north of the main run of said river) to the center of the run of the body of water sometimes known as the Thoroughfare, which connects Samuel's Creek, as shown on the above-mentioned map, with Trent River; Thence northwestwardly along and with the center of the run of said body of water (sometimes known as the Thoroughfare) to the center of the run of Samuel's Creek (specifically excluding the island designated on the above-mentioned map with the word, "Mitchell Island-B.H. Oates"); Thence continuing in a generally northwestward direction, along and with the center of the run of Samuel's Creek to to its intersection with Rocky Run Branch; Thence with the centerline of Rocky Run Branch to its intersection with the Southern Right of Way of U.S. Highway No. 17; Thence with the Southern Right of Way Line of U.S. Highway No. 17 to a Curve to the Right having a radius of 1,863.62 feet an Arc Length of 589.43 feet to a point of Tangent on said right of way line; Thence continuing with said Right of Way line S67°50' West 1847.15 feet to a point; thence crossing said highway North 22°10' West 150.0 feet to a point on the Northern right of way line of said U.S. Highway 17, the Southeastern corner of Springdale Subdivision; thence with the Northern right of way line of said U.S. Highway No. 17; South 67°37'West 1,313.45 feet to an iron stake, the Southwestern corner of said Springdale Subdivision; Thence North 22°23' West 741.09 feet to an iron stake; thence North 69°43'03" East 949.23 feet to an iron stake; thence South 62°45'03" East 563.44 feet to an iron stake; thence South 22°22'03" East 277.0 feet to an iron stake on the Northern right of way line of U. S. Highway No. 17; thence South 22°10' West 150 feet to a point on the Southern right of way line of U. S. Highway No.17; thence with the Southern right of way line of U. S. Highway No. 17 South 67°50' West to a point in the right of way of said highway which lies N21°00'West from a point designated by the letter "C" on the above mentioned map; thence continuing with said Southern right of way line South 67°50' West 2,271.2 feet to an iron stake, the Northwestern corner of Piner Estates; thence South 27° 29'38"East 528.53 feet to an iron stake, the Southwestern corner of Piner Estates, thence with the Southern line of Piner Estates North 53°05'15" East 1186.76 feet and North 69°00' East 1106.85 feet to an iron stake, the Southeastern corner of Piner Estates; thence South 21°00' East to the centerline of Secondary road No. 1307, (this point being designated by the letter "C" on the above-mentioned map); thence North 69°00' East along and with the centerline of said road 254.0 feet; thence continuing along and with the centerline of said road North 63°20' East 233.0 feet; thence continuing along and with the centerline of said road North 57°30'East 76.8 feet to the point of beginning.
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification. Taxes for the initial year shall be prorated in accordance with G.S. 160A-58.10.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of July, 1989.