AN ACT to clarify the ward boundaries of the city of southport to reflect recenT annexations.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 3.2 of the Charter of the City of Southport, being Chapter 659 of the 1983 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3.2. Wards. The City of Southport shall be divided into two wards as follows: 
Ward No. 1 shall be that portion of the City lying to the eastward of the center line of Howe Street and the Southport‑Supply Road (also known as Highway 211), including any contiguous or noncontiguous areas.
Ward No. 2 shall be all that portion of the City lying to the westward of the  centerline of Howe Street and the Southport‑Supply Road (also known as Highway 211), including any contiguous or noncontiguous areas."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 2004.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives