GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 538

Short Title:  Carthage Annexation Authorized.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senators Hunt of Moore and Walker.
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Referred to:  Local Government & Regional Affairs.
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March 20, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF CARTHAGE TO ANNEX CERTAIN DESCRIBED TOWN-OWNED PROPERTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  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:
TRACT A
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' N9-17 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 S72-53W 61.77' to a survey stake, this and all subsequently described corners being marked by survey stakes; thence S76-03W 64.47'; thence S63-18-30W 176.86'; thence S67-55-30W 126.12'; thence S43-34W 64.62'; thence S6-04E 161.53'; thence S17-43-30W 102.57'; thence S51-16W 132.55'; thence S71-49W 126.44'; thence S57-45W 89.92'; thence N62-24-30W 137.16'; thence N27-16-30W 106.19'; thence N52-38W 48.14'; thence S41-15-30W 67.31';, thence S74-21W 132.54'; thence N83-59W 73.14'; thence N73-51-30W 92.66'; thence S88-53-30W 107.46'; thence S73-02W 77.19'; thence S62-18W 143.86'; thence S52-47W 205.53'; thence S59-40W 116.68'; thence S51-16W 77.38'; thence S74-12W 105.39'; thence S88-54-30W 122.86'; thence S69-33W 140.25'; to a stake in Felix Baker's West line located N9-41E 171.15' from his S W corner, which corner is marked by a concrete monument; thence N9-41E 803.92' to a survey stake located S9-41W 1317.25' from an iron stake marking Felix Baker's N W corner, also Fred Field's corner; thence S70-04E 111.35'; thence N81-14E 38.88'; thence N40-39E 118.70'; thence N49-40-30E 79.97'; thence N35-38E 89.94'; thence S85-50E 118.65'; thence N56-31-30E 137.41'; thence N69-52-30E 171.46'; thence N68-40E 116.83'; thence N62-17E 128.10'; thence S77-18E 172.74'; thence S82-00E 59.47'; thence N60-14E 89.58'; thence N74-52-30E 99.32'; thence N30-52-30E 78.86'; thence N21-49-30E 94.13'; thence N14-09E 118.95'; thence N27-56-30E 186.99'; thence N61-41E 152.04'; thence N55-56E 182.11'; thence N65-34-30E 163.01'; thence N83-42-30E 182.76'; thence N87-28-30E 171.07' to a stake in Bessie Chandler Clark's line; thence as her line and the line of the Town of Carthage S10-04W 728.47' to Alex Everett's corner, a lightwood knot and survey stake; thence as Alex Everett's line S9-17W 314.19' 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.
TRACT B
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° 23' 09”E. 496.95 feet; S. 35° 32'-55”E. 393.88 feet; thence S. 64° 17' 53”E. 229.69 feet to a stake; N. 33° 23' 31”E. 23.60 feet to center of Carthage-Southern Pines Highway; with the denter of that highway N. 51° 21' W. 79.62 feet; thence along the center of said highway N. 94° 03' W. 199.33 feet; N. 40.02 W. 197.53 feet; N. 30° 09' W. 197.59; N. 23° 40' W. 198.41; N. 18° 04' W. 201.57 to a stake in center of said highway; S. 62° 25' 13”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 grantors, 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".
TRACT C
Being a tract of land containing one hundred and sixty-five (165) acres, more or less, and comprising all of Lots Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the Division of the John W. McCaskill Estate, and lying and being on the waters of North Prong and the South prong of Little River (sometimes referred to as Upper and Lower Little River), in McNeill township, Moore County, North Carolina, and being bounded on the N. by A. A. McCaskill Estate and the Vass*West End Highway and at places across said Highway by the A. A. McCaskill Estate; on the E. by the N. prong and the S. prong of Little River and at places across said S. prong of said River, A. A. Ray Lands and also on the E. by Ed McCaskill, Bessie McCaskill, Walter McCaskill and James Fulk; on the S. by the lands of James Fulk and the John Warren Watson Lands; an on the W. by the lands of David McCallum and Charles R. Sullivan; and said tract being bounded by a line as follows:  viz: Beginning in the center of the Bridge across the North prong of Little River where the Vass-West End Highway crosses the channel of said North Prong of Little River, the same being the beginning corner of Lot No. 1 of the John W. McCaskill Division; running thence as the center of the said Highway S. 65 W. 5.20 chains to a point in the center of said Highway; thence leaving the said Highway S. 7 W. 7.00 chains to a stake; thence S. 551/2 W. 10.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 38 W. 8.40 chains to a stake in the south edge of the aforesaid highway; thence with said Highway S. 601/4 W. 2.30 chains to a stake; thence S. 80 W. 13.50 chains to a stake; thence S. 771/2 W. 8.38 chains to a stake being a corner of Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2; thence S. 77 W. 2.71 chains to astake in the southern edge of the aforesaid Highway in the line of Charles R. Sullivan; thence leaving said highway again S. 2 W. 6.33 chains to a stake, the same being the dividing corner between Lots No. 2 and 3 and being a cornerof the Charles R. Sullivan land; thence with the line of Lot No. 3 S. 43 West 9.15 chains to a stake, the same being the dividing corner between Lots Nos. 3 and 4; thence S. 43 West 11.85 chains to a corner in the center of the Southern Pines-Carthage Black top highway; thence leaving said Highway N. 72 E. 7.40 chs. to a stake, thence S. 23 W. 41.50 chains crossing said Highway to a stake in the line of John Warren Watson land; thence South 66 E. 8.95 chains to a stake; thence N. 59 E. 6.45 chains to a stake in the River swamp; thence S. 45 1/3 East 6.38 chains, crossing the S. prong of Little River to a corner in the center of the aforesaid Southern-Pines-Carthage Black Top Highway, the same being a corner of James Fulk's land; thence North 43 E. 10.45 chains to a stake; thence North 21 East 9.35 chains to a stake; thence North 101/2 E. 7.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 36 E. 4.50 chains to a stake; thence S. 72 W. 1.40 chains to a stake; thence S. 49 W. 5.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 70 W. 1.00 chain to the channel of the South prong of Little River; thence with the channel of said Little River 5.00 chains to a point in said channel of said river, marked by a corner on the west bank of said South Prong of said Little River; thence leaving the river N. 11-3/4 E. 8.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 491/2 E. 9.50 chains to a stake, same being Bessie McCaskill's corner; thence N. 10 E. 3.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 511/2 E. 10.30 chs. to a stake; thence S. 841/2 East 3.00 chains to a stake; thence N. 15 3/4 E. 3.05 chains to a stake; same being a corner of Lot No. 3; thence N. 91/2 E. 5.50 chains to a stake a corner of Lots Nos. 3 and 2; thence N. 15-3/4 E. 7.44 chains to a stake, being a corner of Lots Nos. 2 and 1; thence N. 73 E. 4.50 chains to a stake; thence S. 41/2 E. 4.00 chs. to thechannel of the S. prong of Little River; thence as the channel of the South prong (as the flow of said river) of Little River to the point of confluence with the North Prong of Little River; thence up the channel of said North prong of Little River its various courses, to a point in the center of the Bridge on the Vass-West End Highway where said Highway crosses the North prong of said Little River, the beginning station.
There is excepted from the boundaries of the above description a 10.75 acre tract heretofore sold off by the parties of the first part to Carl C. Primm and wife, Catherine McCaskill Primm, by Deed dated Dec. 17, 1954, and recorded in  the office of Reg. of Deeds for Moore Co., N. C.  in Deed Book No. 197, at page No. 136, and for a description of this exception see said recorded deed.  There is also excepted from the boundaries of the above description, the J. F. McCaskill Home Place, containing 23 acres, more or less, and contained in deed dated 30th day of March, 1956, and recorded in office of Register of Deeds for Moore County, in Deed Book 214, at page 40.  Excepting however 5.7 acres sold off.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.