GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1991 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 586

HOUSE BILL 370

 

AN ACT SPECIFYING PROCEDURES FOR FILING OF ANNEXATION DOCUMENTS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 160A-29 reads as rewritten:

"§ 160A-29. Map of annexed area, copy of ordinance and election results recorded in the office of register of deeds.

Whenever the limits of any municipal corporation are enlarged, in accordance with the provisions of this Article, it shall be the duty of the mayor of the city or town to cause an accurate map of such annexed territory, together with a copy of the ordinance duly certified, and the official results of the election, if conducted, to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which such territory is situated and in the office of the Secretary of State, State. and in the case of annexed territory located in a county with a population of 55,000 or over according to the 1980 decennial federal census or in any other county subject to Article 12A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, pursuant to G.S. 163-132.6, where the annexation ordinance becomes effective during the period beginning January 1, 1988, and ending January 2, 1990, to cause a copy of such map and ordinance to be filed with the county board of elections of the county where the territory is located.  The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance.  All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary.  Failure to file within 30 days shall not affect the validity of the annexation.  Any annexation shall be reported as part of the Boundary and Annexation Survey of the United States Bureau of the Census."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 160A-39 reads as rewritten:

"§ 160A-39.  Annexation recorded.

Whenever the limits of a municipality are enlarged in accordance with the provisions of this Part, it shall be the duty of the mayor of the municipality to cause an accurate map of such annexed territory, together with a copy of the ordinance duly certified, to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which such territory is situated and in the office of the Secretary of State, State. and in the case of annexed territory located in a county with a population of 55,000 or over according to the 1980 decennial federal census or in any other county subject to Article 12A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, pursuant to G.S. 163-132.6, where the annexation ordinance becomes effective during the period beginning January 1, 1988, and ending January 2, 1990, to cause a copy of such map and ordinance to be filed with the county board of elections of the county where the territory is located.  The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance.  All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary.  Failure to file within 30 days shall not affect the validity of the annexation.  Any annexation shall be reported as part of the Boundary and Annexation Survey of the United States Bureau of the Census."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 160A-51 reads as rewritten:

"§ 160A-51. Annexation recorded.

Whenever the limits of a municipality are enlarged in accordance with the provisions of this Part, it shall be the duty of the mayor of the municipality to cause an accurate map of such annexed territory, together with a copy of the ordinance duly certified, to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which such territory is situated and in the office of the Secretary of State, State. and in the case of annexed territory located in a county with a population of 55,000 or over according to the 1980 decennial federal census or in any other county subject to Article 12A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, pursuant to G.S. 163-132.6, where the annexation ordinance becomes effective during the period beginning January 1, 1988, and ending January 2, 1990, to cause a copy of such map and ordinance to be filed with the county board of elections of the county where the territory is located.  The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance.  All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary.  Failure to file within 30 days shall not affect the validity of the annexation.  Any annexation shall be reported as part of the Boundary and Annexation Survey of the United States Bureau of the Census."

Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to annexation documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of July, 1991.

 

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James C. Gardner

President of the Senate

 

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Daniel Blue, Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives