GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION

CHAPTER 465
SENATE BILL 538

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF CARTHAGE TO ANNEX CERTAIN DESCRIBED TOWN-OWNED PROPERTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  (a) The Town of Carthage may, in accordance with G.S. 160A-58.7, annex any or all of the following described territory in Moore County, notwithstanding the requirements of the second sentence of that section:
PARCEL ONE:  Lying on both sides of the South Prong of Little River, also known as Nick's Creek, and beginning at a survey stake 1206.73 feet N. 9-17 E. from a stake and concrete monument, two pine pointers, on the crest of a hill on the south side of the river, known as N. A. Ray's corner, and being now in Meyer's line, also Alex Everett's and Felix Baker's common corner; thence S. 72-53 W. 61.77 feet to a survey stake, this and all subsequently described corners being marked by survey stakes; thence S. 76-03 W. 64.47 feet; thence S. 63-18-30 W. 176.86 feet; thence S. 67-55-30 W. 126.12 feet; thence S. 43-34 W. 64.62 feet; thence S. 6-04 E. 161.53 feet; thence S. 17-43-30 W. 102.57 feet; thence S. 51-16 W. 132.55 feet; thence S. 71-49 W. 126.44 feet; thence S. 57-45 W. 89.92 feet; thence N. 62-24-30 W. 137.16 feet; thence N. 27-16-30-W. 106.19 feet; thence N. 52-38 W. 48.14 feet; thence S. 41-15-30 W. 67.31 feet; thence S. 74-21 W. 132.54 feet; thence N. 83-59 W. 73.14 feet; thence N. 73-51-30 W. 92.66 feet; thence S. 88-53-30 W. 107.46 feet; thence S. 73-02 W. 77.19 feet; thence S. 62-18 W. 143.86 feet; thence S. 52-47 W. 205.53 feet; thence S. 59-40 W. 116.68 feet; thence S. 51-16 W. 77.38 feet; thence S. 74-12 W. 105.39 feet; thence S. 88-54-30 W. 122.86 feet; thence S. 69-33 W. 140.25 feet; to a stake in Felix Baker's west line located N. 9-41 E. 171.15 feet from his S. W. corner, which corner is marked by a concrete monument; thence N. 9-41 E. 803.92 feet to a survey stake located S. 9-41 W. 1317.25 feet from an iron stake marking Felix Baker's N. W. corner, also Fred Field's corner; thence S. 70-04 E. 111.35 feet; thence N. 81-14 E. 38.88 feet; thence N. 40-39 E. 118.70 feet; thence N. 49-40-30 E. 79.97 feet; thence N. 35-38 E. 89.94 feet; thence S. 85-50 E. 118.65 feet; thence N. 56-31-30 E. 137.41 feet; thence N. 69-52-30 E. 171,46 feet; thence N. 68-40 E. 116.83 feet; thence N. 62-17 E. 128.10 feet; thence S. 77-18 E. 172.74 feet; thence S. 82-00 E. 59.47 feet; thence n. 60-14 E. 89.58 feet; thence N. 74-52-30 E. 99.32 feet; thence N. 30-52-30 E. 78.86 feet; thence N. 21-49-30 E. 94.13 feet; thence N. 14-09 E. 118.95 feet; thence N. 27-56-30 E. 186.99 feet; thence N. 61-41 E. 152.04 feet; thence N. 55-56 E. 182.11 feet; thence N. 65-34-30 E. 163.01 feet; thence N. 83-42-30 E. 182.76 feet; thence N. 87-28-30 E. 171.07 feet to a stake in Bessie Chandler Clark's line; thence as her line and the line of the Town of Carthage S. 10-04 W. 728.47 feet to Alex Everett's corner, a lightwood knot and survey stake; thence as Alex Everett's line S. 9-17 W. 314.19 feet to the beginning, containing in all 47.57 acres, more or less, and being a part of the FIRST TRACT deeded by J. E. Napier and his wife, Ida Mae Napier, to Felix Baker by deed dated 11 January 1960, and recorded in Deed Book 235, Page 247, of the Registry of Moore County, North Carolina.
Being the same tract of land described in a deed dated August 6, 1965 from Felix Baker and Mac D. Baker, his wife, to the Town of Carthage, duly recorded in Book 282, Page 633, Office of the Register of Deeds for Moore County.
PARCEL TWO:  BEGINNING at a stake, a common corner of tract (known as Chandler pond tract) now owned by the Town of Carthage and a tract of McCaskill land (containing 165 acres, more or less minus exceptions, described in deed of trust dated October 20, 1962 recorded in Book 164, Page 381, Office of Register of Deeds of Moore County, running thence S. 41 deg. 23 min. 09 sec. E. 496.95 feet; S. 35 deg. 32 min. 55 sec. E. 393.88 feet; thence S. 64 deg. 17 min. 53 sec. E. 229.69 feet to a stake; N. 33 deg. 23 min. 31 sec. E. 23.60 feet to center of Carthage-Southern Pines Highway; thence with the center of that highway N. 51 deg. 21 min. W. 79.62 feet; thence along the center of said highway N. 94 deg. 03 min. W. 199.33 feet; N. 40 deg. 02 min. W. 197.53 feet; N. 30 deg. 09 min. W. 197.59 feet; N. 23 deg. 40 min. W. 198.41 feet; N. 18 deg. 04 min. W. 201.57 feet to a stake in center of said highway; S. 62 deg. 25 min. 13 sec. W. along the center of a dirt drive 221.6 feet to the beginning.  This being and comprising all the land of the aforesaid McCaskill tract owned by Charles R. Sullivan and wife, Lessie Sullivan, lying west of Carthage-Southern Pines Highway and adjacent to the "Chandler Pond Tract" owned by the Town of Carthage as shown on map entitled  "Water Improvements - Town of Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina.  Job No. 4898, Moore, Gardner and Associates, Inc., Engineers".
Being the same tract of land conveyed in a deed dated October 6, 1964 from Charles R. Sullivan and wife, Lessie Sullivan to the town of Carthage, duly recorded in Deed Book 277, Page 314, Office of the Register of Deeds for Moore County.
PARCEL THREE:  Beginning at a stake in the graded road on the south side of Little River, about two hundred yards from the power plant, George Garner's corner of 25 acres, having 2 pine pointers, running on the graded road N. 68 W. 3.50 chains; thence N. 38 W. 6.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 44 1/3 W. 6.40 chains, crossing the river to a stake, a corner of the J. W. McCaskill land; thence S. 58 W. 6.45 chains to a stake; thence S. 21 W. 2.00 chains to a stake, Pine pointers, L. C. McLeod's corner; thence on McLeod's line S. 35 W. 40.90 chains to a stake in the pond, L. C. McLeod's and J. L. Currie's corner; thence on Currie's line S. 60 W. 4.20 chains to a stake; thence S. 1 W. 2.00 chains to a stake; thence S. 72 1/2 W. 3.50 chains to a stake; thence S. 25 E. 4.50 chains to a stake, 2 dogwoods; thence N. 81 W. 6.00 chains to a stake; thence S. 62 W. 6.40 chains to a stake; thence S. 43 W. 8.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 80 W 6.25 chains to a stake; thence N. 54 W. 6.50 chains to a stake in D. N. McDonald's line; thence on his line S. 7 W. 11.10 chains to a stake, poplar and gum pointers on the south side of the river in McDonald's line; thence S. 74 E. 25.00 chains to a stake, a post oak, pine and red oak pointers; thence N. 61 E. 17.00 chains to a stake, Alex Everett's corner; thence N. 7 W. 4.10 chains to a stake; thence N. 40 E. 1.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 72 E. 3.45 chains to a stake; thence N. 15 E. 3.80 chains to a stake; thence N. 47 1/2 E. 5.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 34 E. 6.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 9 E. 6.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 33 E. 6 chains to a stake; thence N. 59 E. 3.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 66 1/2 E. 7.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 3 W. 2.50 chains to a stake, 3 pine pointers; thence S. 77 1/2 E. 4.45 chains to a pine, a maple and black gum pointers; thence N. 64 1/2 E. 11.60 chains to a stake by a ditch, gum pointers; thence S. 24 E. 5.00 chains up the branch to a stake, holly and poplar pointers; thence N. 65 E. 1.00 chains, crossing the branch to a  stake; thence N. 24 W. 5.95 chains to a stake in a saw dust pile; thence N. 21 1/2 E 3.78 chains to the first station, containing 88 acres, more or less.
Being the same tract of land described as First Tract in a deed dated October 11, 1962 and duly recorded in Deed Book 259, Page 17, Office of the Register of Deeds for Moore County.
(b)	The above described three parcels of land shall be surveyed by a registered land surveyor to be selected by the Town of Carthage.  The surveyor so selected shall designate all of the owners of lands adjacent to the three combined parcels and the description provided by the surveyor so selected shall be used in any annexation proceedings instituted by the Town of Carthage.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 27th day of June, 1989.