GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	3 

SENATE BILL 1263
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 7/15/98
Third Edition Engrossed 7/28/98

Short Title:  Unionville Charter Revived.	(Local)

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May 27, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REVIVE THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF UNIONVILLE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 3 of Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911 reads as rewritten:
"Section 3.  That the elected officers of the town shall consist of a mayor and five commissioners, and the following persons shall fill the offices until the regular election in November of 1999: Mayor, Larry B. Simpson; commissioners, Kenneth J. Price, Jimmy Lee Baucom, Kenneth M. Brown, Jr., Robert L. Crouch, and Randy Keith Baucom."
Section 2.  Section 4 of Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911 reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.  That officers and their successors shall be elected under Chapter 160A and Chapter 163 of the General Statutes and shall hold their offices for four-year terms prescribed under the general law."
Section 3. Sections 5 and 6 of Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911 are repealed.
Section 4.  Section 7 of Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911 reads as rewritten:
"Section 7.  Said commissioners shall have and are hereby vested with all the powers conferred upon commissioners of towns and cities and subject to the performance of all the duties as such, conferred under the general laws. "
Section 5.  Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911 is amended by adding a new section to read:
Section 5.1.  The Town of Unionville operates under the Mayor-Council Plan as provided by Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes.
Section 5.2.  Section 2 of Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911 is rewritten to read:
"Section 2.  The boundaries of the Town of Unionville are as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of Friendly Baptist Church Road and Ridge Road; thence along and with Ridge Road in a generally southeast direction to the intersection of Ridge Road and U.S. Highway 601; thence with U.S. Highway 601 in a generally southwest direction approximately 400 feet to the southwest corner of parcel 9-174-12B; thence along and with the southern boundaries of the following properties: parcels 9-174-6G; 9-174-10; 9-174-6D; Country Ridge and Country Ridge, Sec. 2 as shown on plats recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Files 109A and 111A in the Office of the Union County Register of Deeds; the minor subdivision of Kelly Helms and wife, Pauline Helms as shown on plat recorded in Plat Cabinet B, File 343A in the Office of the Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the eastern boundary of parcel 9-177-75 in a generally northerly direction to a point in the centerline of Baucom-Deese Road; thence with Baucom-Deese Road in a generally easterly direction to the intersection of Baucom-Deese Road with Morgan Mill Road; thence with Morgan Mill Road in a generally northeast direction to the intersection of Morgan Mill Road with Henry Baucom Road; thence extending past said intersection and running with the centerline of said road approximately 701 feet; thence in a generally northwesterly direction with the line of parcel 8-072-19 to said parcel's northernmost boundary line; thence with the northernmost boundary lines of the following properties: 8-072-19, 8-072-25A, and 8-072-25; thence generally north with the property lines of parcel 8-072-9 to the northernmost line of parcel 8-072-9; thence with the northernmost property lines of parcels 9, 9A, and 8B; thence in a generally southerly direction along and with the westernmost property lines of parcels 8-072-8B, 8-072-8D, and 8-072-8A to the centerline of Henry Baucom Road; thence with the centerline of said Road in a generally westerly direction to the intersection of Henry Baucom Road with Haigler-Baucom Road; thence with Haigler-Baucom Road in a generally northwest direction to the intersection of Haigler-Baucom Road with Sikes Mill Road; thence with Sikes Mill Road in a generally northerly direction to the intersection of Sikes Mill Road with Clontz-Long Road; thence in a generally westerly direction with Clontz-Long Road to the intersection of Clontz-Long Road with U.S. Highway 601; thence with U.S. Highway 601 in a generally southerly direction to the intersection of U.S. Highway 601 and Lawyers Road; thence with Lawyers Road in a generally westerly direction to the intersection of Lawyers Road and Friendly Baptist church Road; thence along and with Friendly Baptist Church Road to the point and place of the BEGINNING."
Section 6. (a)	From and after the effective date of this act, the citizens and property in the Town of Unionville shall be subject to municipal taxes levied for the year beginning July 1, 1998, and for that purpose the Town shall obtain from Union County a record of property in the area herein incorporated which was listed for taxes as of January 1, 1998; and the businesses in the Town shall be liable for privilege license tax from the effective date of the privilege license tax ordinance.
(b) The Town may adopt a budget ordinance for fiscal year 1998-99 without following the timetable in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, but shall follow the sequence of actions in the spirit of the act insofar as is practical.  For fiscal year 1998-99, ad valorem taxes may be paid at par or face amount within 90 days of adoption of the budget ordinance, and thereafter in accordance with the schedule in G.S. 105-360 as if the taxes had been due and payable on September 1, 1998.
Section 7.  On the date of the general election in 1998, the Union County Board of Elections shall conduct a special election for the purpose of submission to the qualified voters of the area described in Chapter 62 of the Private Laws of 1911, the question of whether or not the charter of the Town shall be revived.
Section 8.  In the election, the question on the ballot shall be:
"[ ]FOR    [ ]AGAINST
Revival of the Charter of the Town of Unionville".
Section 9.  In the election, if a majority of the votes are cast "For the Revival of the Charter of the Town of Unionville", Sections 1 through 6 of this act become effective on the date that the Union County Board of Elections certifies the results of the election.  Otherwise, Sections 1 through 6 of this act have no force and effect.
Section 10. This act is effective when it becomes law.