S.L. 1973-897

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 897

HOUSE BILL 1646

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Whereas, the Town of Beaufort has had its municipal limits established originally by its Charter which from time to time has been amended and which limits have also been extended pursuant to acts on the part of the Town pursuant to statutory annexation processes;

NOW, THEREFORE, the municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort, as established as of this date, are hereby amended to include the following:

Tract One: Beginning at a point in the center of the bridge crossing Town Creek, which bridge is a part of Turner Street and which is in the present existing municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort; and running thence N 8-01 E 426.35 feet to a point; thence N 74-53 E 1,378 feet; thence N 44-38 E 1,150 feet; thence N 0-47 W 1,510.5 feet to the center line of Airport Road; thence with the center of Airport Road S 73-52 E 811.3 feet to a point where the center of Airport Road intersects with the center of N. C. Highway #101; thence N 40-12 E 36 feet, crossing N. C. Highway #101, to a point in its eastern margin; thence N 70-27 E 117.9 feet; thence S 79-07 E 175.2 feet; thence S 48-43 E 287 feet; thence S 58-33 E 530 feet; thence N 30-53 E 1,384.5 feet to a point; thence S 59-15 E 16.5 feet; thence S 3-30 W 310.8 feet; thence S 23-40 E 1,400 feet; thence S 22-27 E 405.3 feet to the present municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort; thence with the municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort S 37-30 W 470 feet; thence continuing with said municipal limits S 67-05 W 1,350 feet to a point in the eastern margin of N. C. Highway #101; thence continuing with the municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort S 63-50 W 60 feet; thence S 68-15 W 138 feet; thence S 21-20 E 158.3 feet; thence N 83-50 W 499.6 feet; thence S 10-15 E 407 feet to a point in the northern margin of West Beaufort Road; thence crossing West Beaufort Road S 70-00 W 90.2 feet; thence S 0-20 W 147.7 feet; thence continuing with the municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort S 16-50 E 305.7 feet; thence S 33-45 W 636 feet to a point in Town Creek; thence with Town Creek, the present boundary of the municipal limits, N 72-30 W 3,029.1 feet to the point of beginning.

Tract Two: Beginning at the point of intersection of the northern margin of Short Street with the western margin of U. S. Highway #70 (Live Oak Street) in the present municipal boundary of the Town of Beaufort; and running thence with the western margin of U. S. Highway #70 N 58-30 E 420 feet; thence N 46-00 E 47 feet; thence crossing U. S. Highway #70 and running with the southern margin of Steep Point Road S 79-43 E 700 feet; thence S 11-30 W 545.14 feet to the present municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort; thence with the present municipal limits of the Town of Beaufort N 73-30 W 598.3 feet; thence continuing with said limits N 59-00 W 458 feet to the point of beginning.

Sec. 2. The above areas shall become a part of the Town of Beaufort immediately upon ratification of this act.

The areas hereby annexed shall be subject to ad valorem and all other lawful taxation on the part of said Town as of January 1, 1975.

That municipal services as to police protection, fire protection, street lights and garbage collection will commence as soon as practical but no later than January 1, 1975. That construction of sewerage outfalls will be commenced not later than 12 months following January 1, 1975.

The Town of Beaufort is hereby authorized to prepare a map of the Town of Beaufort including the areas as above shown and file same in the office of the Register of Deeds of Carteret County and, immediately thereafter, same shall become the official map of the Town of Beaufort.

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided herein, the territory and its citizens and property shall be subject to all debts, laws, ordinances in force in the Town of Beaufort, and shall be entitled to the same privileges and benefits as other parts of the Town.

Sec. 4. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 27th day of February, 1974.