AN ACT to ratify the boundaries of the town of grimesland based on a new survey along the existing commonly recognized boundary.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 2 of Chapter 222 of the 1893 Session Laws is rewritten to read:
"TOWN LIMITS BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
BEGINNING at a point along the northern right of way line of N.C. Highway 33 and also being the south corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048511, the owner thereof being listed as Trustees of Pentecostal Holiness Church (said point controlled by a concrete monument set at N50°00'00"W 25.0 feet from said point); thence from said POINT OF BEGINNING continuing southwest across N.C. Highway 33 to a point on the southern right of way line of N.C. Highway 33, said point being the northwest corner of Pitt County tax parcel 006965, the owner thereof being listed as Thomas S. and Mary Gentile; thence continuing southwest approximately 123 feet along the boundary of said parcel 006965 to a corner of the parcel 006965; thence continuing southeast approximately 133 feet along the boundary of said parcel 006965 to a corner of the parcel 006965; thence continuing southwest approximately 59 feet along the boundary of said parcel 006965 to a corner of the parcel 006965; thence continuing southeast approximately 200 feet along the boundary of said parcel 006965 to a corner of the parcel 006965; thence continuing southwest approximately 162 feet along the boundary of said parcel 006965 to a corner of the parcel 006965, said corner also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 033394, the owner thereof being listed as Mary Frances N. and Gerald Edwin Whitley; thence continuing approximately 212 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 033394 to the west corner of the parcel 033394; thence continuing approximately 195 feet along the south boundary of said parcel 033394 to the south corner of the parcel 033394; thence continuing approximately 198 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 033394 to the east corner of the parcel 033394; said corner also being the west corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048140, the owner thereof being listed as Thomas S. and Mary Gentile; thence continuing approximately 68 feet along the south boundary of said parcel 048140 to the south. corner of the parcel 048140, said corner also being the west corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048131, the owner thereof being listed as Lelon A. Moore; thence continuing approximately 19 feet along the south boundary of said parcel 048131 to a point, said point being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 014593, the owner thereof being listed as Jenette B. Mayo; thence continuing approximately 141 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 014593 to the west corner of the parcel 014593, said corner also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 014597, the owner thereof being listed as Lewis David Landen; thence continuing approximately 354 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 014597 to a point, said point also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 034690, the owner thereof being listed as Lewis David Landen; thence continuing approximately 220 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 034690 to the west corner of the parcel 034690; thence continuing approximately 179 feet along the south boundary of said parcel 034690 to a point, said point also being a south corner of Pitt County tax parcel 014597, the owner thereof being listed as Lewis David Landen; thence continuing approximately 39 feet to a south corner of the parcel 014597; thence continuing south‑southeast approximately 2,230 feet to the west corner of Pitt County tax parcel 034034, the owner being listed as William Howard, (Jr.) and Mildred M. Cherry; thence continuing approximately 213 feet along the south boundary of said parcel 034034 to the south corner of the parcel 034034, also being a point on the western right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1777 (Chicod Street) (said point controlled by a concrete monument set at N49°00'00"E 5.0 feet from said point); thence continuing perpendicular across the right of way of North Carolina Secondary Road 1777 to a point on the east right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1777; thence continuing east approximately 741 feet to a point on the west right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565 (Beaufort Street); thence continuing perpendicular across the right of way of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565 to a point on the east right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565, said point also being the west corner of Pitt County tax parcel 047448, the owner thereof being listed as Mary Frances N. and Gerald Edwin Whitley (said point controlled by a concrete monument set at N37°00'00"E 5.0 feet from said point); thence continuing approximately 202 feet along the southwest boundary of said parcel 047448 to the south corner of the parcel 047448; thence continuing east‑northeast approximately 3,174 feet to the south corner of Pitt County tax parcel 011667, the owner thereof being listed as George William Huntley; thence continuing approximately 213 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 011667 to the east corner of the parcel 011667, said corner also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 046974, the owner thereof being listed as Viola Godley Buck life estate; thence continuing approximately 184 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 046974, also being the south, right of way line of N.C. Highway 33, to a corner of the parcel 046974; thence continuing north‑northeast across the N.C. Highway 33 right of way to a point along the north right of way line of N.C. Highway 33, said point being the south corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048498, the owner thereof being listed as Lewis Elmore and Ruby G. Hodges (said point controlled by a concrete monument set on the northern right of way of NC Highway 33 15.0 west of said point); thence continuing approximately 29 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 048498 to a point, said point being a south corner of Pitt County tax parcel 054434, the owner thereof being listed as Lewis Elmore and Ruby G. Hodges; thence continuing approximately 363 feet to the east corner of the parcel 054434, also being a point on the south right of way line of Norfolk Southern Railroad; thence continuing on the same bearing across the Norfolk Southern Railroad right of way to a point on the north right of way line of Norfolk Southern Railroad; thence continuing in a northwest direction approximately 914 feet along the north right of way line of Norfolk Southern Railroad to a point on the east right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Mount Calvert Street), said point being the intersection of the north right of way line of Norfolk Southern Railroad and the east right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568; thence continuing approximately 202 feet along the east right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Mount Calvert Street) to a point, said point being the southwest corner of Pitt County tax parcel 019726, the owner thereof being listed as Oriental Lodge ‑ No. 76 F. and A.M.; Trustees; thence continuing northwest across North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Mount Calvert Street) to a point on the west right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Mount Calvert Street), said point being the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 001086, the owner thereof being listed as Betty Lou Barr and Elijah Crandell, et al; thence continuing approximately 111 feet northwest along the boundary of said parcel 001086 to a point also being a corner of Pitt County tax parcel 049407, the owner thereof being listed as Betty Lou Barr and Elijah Crandell, et al; thence continuing approximately 41 feet northwest along the boundary of said parcel 049407 to a corner of the parcel 049407; thence continuing approximately 30 feet north‑northeast along the boundary of said parcel 049407 to a point also being a corner of Pitt County tax parcel 001086, the owner thereof being listed as Betty Lou Barr and Elijah Crandell, et al; thence continuing approximately 16 feet north‑northeast along the boundary of said parcel 001086 to a corner of the parcel 001086; thence continuing approximately 23 feet northwest along the boundary of said parcel 001086 to a point also being a corner of Pitt County tax parcel 049407, the owner thereof being listed as Betty Lou Barr and Elijah Crandell, et al; thence continuing approximately 34 feet northwest along the boundary of said parcel 049407 to a corner of the parcel 049407; thence continuing approximately 92 feet northwest along the boundary of said parcel 049407, said corner being a point on the east right of way line of Mount Hope Street; thence continuing north approximately 130 feet along the east right of way line of Mount Hope Street to a point, said point being the intersection of the east right of way line of Mount Hope Street and the south right of way line of Tar Street; thence continuing northwest approximately 902 feet to a point on the south right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Bryant Street), said point being perpendicular across the right of way of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Bryant Street) from the southeast corner of Pitt County tax parcel 055723, the owner thereof being listed as Patricia M. Harvey; thence continuing northeast across North Carolina Secondary Road 1568 (Bryant Street) to a point on the northern right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1568, said point being the southeast corner of said parcel 055723; thence continuing approximately 198 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 055723 to the east corner of the parcel 055723; thence continuing approximately 82 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 055723 to the north corner of the parcel 055723, said corner also being a point on the east right of way line of Silverado Drive; thence continuing across Silverado Drive to a point on the west right of way line of Silverado Drive; said point also being the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048509, the owner thereof being listed as Larry C. and Claudia W. Brown; thence continuing approximately 241 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 048509 to the north corner of the parcel 048509, said corner also being a corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048504, the owner thereof being listed as Johnny L. and Hattie L. Daniels; thence continuing approximately 50 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 048504 to a point, said point also being a southeast corner of Pitt County tax parcel 035212, the owner thereof being listed as Johnny L. and Hattie L. Daniels; thence continuing approximately 102 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 035212 to a corner of the parcel 035212; thence continuing approximately 71 feet to the northeast corner of the parcel 035212; thence continuing approximately 5 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 035212 to a corner; thence continuing approximately 50 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 035212 to the northwest corner of the parcel 035212; thence continuing approximately 173 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 035212 to the west corner of the parcel 035212, said corner also being the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 038228, the owner thereof being listed as Evelyn Littles; thence continuing approximately 233 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 038228 to the north corner of the parcel 038228, said corner also being a point on the east right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565 (Beaufort Street) (said point controlled by a concrete monument set at said point); thence continuing across North Carolina Secondary Road 1565 to a point on the west right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565, said point being perpendicular across the right of way of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565 from the north corner of the parcel 038228; thence continuing approximately 58 feet south along the west right of way line of North Carolina Secondary Road 1565 to the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 016435, the owner thereof being listed as Evelyn M. Littles; thence continuing approximately 127 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 016435 to a point, said point also being the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048505, the owner thereof being listed as Evelyn M. Littles; thence continuing approximately 59 feet along the northeast boundary of said parcel 048505 to the north corner of the parcel 048508, said corner also being a point on the east boundary of Pitt County tax parcel 048507, the owner thereof being listed as James Daniels Sr. Heirs; thence continuing approximately 5 feet along the east boundary of said parcel 048507 to the east corner of the parcel 048507; thence continuing approximately 79 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 048507 to the north corner of the parcel 048507, said corner also being the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 003004, the owner thereof being listed as Bobby Earl Bullock; thence continuing approximately 108 feet along the north boundary of said parcel 003004 to the north corner of the parcel 003004; thence continuing approximately 190 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 003004 to a point, said point also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048506, the owner thereof being listed as Bobby Earl Bullock; thence continuing approximately 102 feet along the west boundary of said parcel 048506 to the west corner of the parcel 048506; thence continuing west‑northwest approximately 1,376 feet to a point on the north right of way line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, said point being perpendicular to the east corner of Pitt County tax parcel 026504, the owner thereof being listed as Rupert Spencer 5 and Liddie S. Hill; thence continuing perpendicular across the Norfolk Southern Railroad right of way to a point on the south right of way line of Norfolk Southern Railroad, said point being the east corner of the parcel 026504; thence continuing approximately 394 feet along the south right of way line of Norfolk Southern Railroad to a point, said point also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 048513, the owner thereof being listed as Pearly A. and Thomas A. West; thence continuing approximately 82 feet along the northwest boundary of said parcel 048513 to a point, said point also being the north corner of Pitt County tax parcel 026503, the owner thereof being listed as Pearly A. and Thomas A. West; thence continuing approximately 92 feet along the northwest boundary of said parcel 026503 to the west corner of the parcel 026503; thence continuing west‑northwest approximately 1,416 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING containing approximately 349.90 acres as shown on map Z2245 prepared by Rivers and Associates, Inc., Greenville, North Carolina dated September 18, 2003 entitled "Map of Town of Grimesland Corporate Limits" and recorded in map book 60, page 68 of the Pitt County, North Carolina registry, and as also shown on map W‑2622 prepared by Rivers and Associates, Inc., Greenville, North Carolina dated October 2, 2002 entitled "Map of Proposed Town Limits Redefinition", revision 7, dated September 11, 2003 both of which by reference are made a part hereof."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28th day of June, 2004.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives