GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 370

Short Title:  Annexation Documents Filed.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Jordan and R. Hunter.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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March 28, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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, 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 conform to physical limits prescribed by rule of the Secretary, and the person filing the documents shall affix an identifying number to each document filed in connection with a particular 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, 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 conform to physical limits prescribed by rule of the Secretary, and the person filing the documents shall affix an identifying number to each document filed in connection with a particular 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, 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 conform to physical limits prescribed by rule of the Secretary, and the person filing the documents shall affix an identifying number to each document filed in connection with a particular 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 is effective upon ratification and applies to annexation documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State after that date.