NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 533
HOUSE BILL 770

AN ACT TO REDEFINE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF MESIC.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Chapter 626, Session Laws of 1971, is hereby amended by rewriting Section 2.1 of the Charter of the Town of Mesic to read as follows:
"Sec. 2.1. BEGINNING in the northern edge of North Carolina Highway 304 at the southwest corner of the lands of Moses Smith, Jr.; thence northwardly and eastwardly along the property lines dividing the lands of James Ollison, Sr. from the lands of Moses Smith, Alphonsia Ollison, Richard Jones and James R. Ollison, Jr. to the northeast corner of the James R. Ollison, Jr. parcel; thence eastwardly to a point in the western property line of Herbert Ollison which point is determined by extending the northern property line of James R. Ollison, Jr. in an eastward direction; thence northwardly and eastwardly along the property lines dividing the lands of James R. Ollison, Sr. from the lands of Herbert Ollison, George McGlone and Joe Ollison to the northeast corner of Joe Ollison's land; thence northwardly along the property line dividing the lands of James Ollison, Sr. from the lands of S.M. Jones to S.M. Jones' northern corner; thence southeastwardly along and with the S.M. Jones northeast property line to a point at which a line drawn perpendicular to N. C. 304 and 500 feet in length will meet said property line; thence continuing in an east southeast direction parallel to and 500 feet from the centerline of N. C. 304 to a point on the east side of Little Vandemere Creek; thence northwardly running at various courses and distances with the east side of Little Vandemere Creek and gut to the northwest corner of the Ethel Smith lands; thence southeastwardly with a canal to the northeast corner of the land of the Selvin Jones heirs; thence southeastwardly with the property lines dividing the property of Nancy Carawan and Troy D. Potter from the lands of Selvin Jones heirs, Barney Jones Estate, Roger Smith heirs, Richard Ollison, Homer Credle, Annie and Eugene Bracy and James Jones to a point being James Jones' northeast corner; thence eastwardly in a straight line approximately 550 feet to the northwest corner of the Troy D. Potter residence tract; thence eastwardly with the northern boundary line of the Troy D. Potter residence tract and the Messick tract to the northeast corner of the Messick tract; thence southeastwardly along the property line dividing the Fae Whealton property from the Messick tract a distance of approximately 125 feet to a point where the ditch intersects said property line if extended westwardly; thence eastwardly with the said ditch to the western property line of Muriel Jones; thence northwardly approximately 40 feet, a point where a canal intersects the western property line of Muriel Jones; thence eastwardly with said canal behind Muriel Jones residence lot to the western property line of Bryan Jones; thence northwardly along the property line dividing the property of Muriel Jones from the lands of Bryan Jones and Mrs. S. E. Jones to the northeast corner of the Muriel Jones Tract; thence southeastwardly along the property line dividing the lands of Troy D. Potter from the lands of Mrs. S. E. Jones to a point being the northwest corner of Sally Mallon; thence eastwardly along the property line dividing the lands of Troy Potter from the lands of Sally Mallon, Harris Cooper, C. T. Henries, W. T. Whealton, and Edward Miller; thence eastwardly along the property line dividing the Claude W. Carawan lands from the lands of Edward Miller to a gut; thence southwardly with said gut a distance of 500 feet to a point where said gut would be intersected by the centerline of N. C. S. R. 1223 extended in a southwestward direction; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of N. C. S. R. 1223 an extension thereof a distance of 450 feet to the northwest corner of the Lina Henries tract; thence southeastwardly to the southeast corner of the Lina Henries tract; thence southeastwardly in a straight line to the northern corner of the lands of Edgar Doane; thence along the property lines dividing the lands of Troy D. Potter from the lands of Edgar Doane and Andrew Morris a distance of approximately 1750 feet to the northeast corner of the Andrew Morris parcel; thence northeastwardly with the Joe Morris line approximately 200 feet to a ditch; thence southeastwardly with said ditch approximately 650 feet to the southwest corner of the lands of Ernest Mayo; thence northeastwardly with the property line dividing the lands of Joe Morris from the lands of Ernest Mayo and Troy D. Potter to a point being the northwest corner of the Troy D. Potter tract; thence southeastwardly with a ditch and with the northeastern property line of Troy D. Potter, S. R. Carawan and Evelyn Hill to a point in the northern edge of the N. C. Highway 304 being the northeastern property line of Evelyn Hill; thence southwestwardly in a straight line crossing N. C. Highway 304 a distance of approximately 1920 feet to the northeast corner of the Bruce Morris tract; thence southwestwardly with the southeast property line of the Bruce Morris tract to the southeast corner of said tract; thence westwardly to the northeast corner of the Bowen Carawan parcel; thence southwardly with the Bowen Carawan east property line to the southeast corner of said parcel; thence westwardly to the western property line of Andrew Morris; thence southwardly with the west property line of Andrew Morris approximately 700 feet to a creek (Bear Creek); thence southeastwardly with Bear Creek approximately 1300 feet to the mouth of Bennett's Creek; thence southwestwardly with Bennett's Creek approximately 3000 feet to a point on the southern shoreline of Bennett's Creek, said point being the point where the southeastern property line of S. C. Mayo lands intersects the waters edge; thence with the southeast property line of S.C. Mayo to N. C. S. R. 1227; thence northwestwardly and crossing N. C. S. R. 1227 approximately 300 feet to the southeast corner of the E. R. Mayo lot; thence southwestwardly with E. R. Mayo's southeastern property line to E. R. Mayo's southwest corner; thence southwestwardly along the property line dividing the S. C. Mayo, E. R. Mayo, Forest Futures, Inc. property from the lands of Mrs. S E. Jones and Celia Perry approximately 3000 feet to a gut on Vandemere Creek; thence northwestwardly various courses with Vandemere Creek to the mouth of Door's gut; thence northwardly at various courses and distances with Door's gut to a point where the southern edge of N. C. Highway 304 intersects said gut; thence northwardly across N. C. Highway 304 in a straight line to the Point of BEGINNING."
Sec. 2. All property which was within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Mesic as said corporate limits were established in Chapter 626, Session Laws of 1971, and Chapter 1043, Session Laws of 1973, shall remain liable for taxes levied for the 1977 tax year until such taxes are paid.
Sec. 3. Chapter 1043, Session Laws of 1973, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall become effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of June, 1977.