GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 370
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/22/91

Short Title:  Annexation Documents Filed.	(Public)
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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. The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance.  All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size to rule prescribed by the Secretary.  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. The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance.  All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size to rule prescribed by the Secretary.  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. The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance.  All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size to rule prescribed by the Secretary.  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 becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to annexation documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State after that date.