NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 890

HOUSE BILL 1460

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF MINNESOTT BEACH IN PAMLICO COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The community of Minnesott Beach in Pamlico County within the boundaries hereinafter established is hereby incorporated under the name of the Town of Minnesott Beach.  The Town shall possess all powers and privileges given to municipalities by the general laws of North Carolina and subject to all the provisions of Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, except as may be otherwise provided herein.

Sec. 2. The corporate limits and boundaries of the Town of Minnesott Beach in Number 5 Township, Pamlico County, shall be as follows:

"In Number Five (5) Township, Pamlico County, BEGINNING at the intersection of the centerlines of North Carolina Highway 306 and the Bennett Place Road (Secondary Road 1121), and running westwardly along the centerline of the Bennett Place Road to the southeast line of the lands of the George Boomer Heirs; thence southwestwardly with said Boomer Heirs line to the southern corner of the Boomer Heirs land the western corner of the Hardison Boomer and Ganus land; thence southeastwardly with Herbert M. Harris, Jr.'s northeast line about 1100 feet to his eastern corner; thence southwardly with his east line about 1800 feet to Neuse River; thence southeastwardly with the River about one mile to the Southern corner of the State Highway Commission's ferry dock site; thence northeastwardly with the northwest line of said ferry dock site to the centerline of North Carolina Highway 306; thence northwardly with the highway centerline to its intersection with the south line extended of W. Paul Whitley's lot, just north of the Camp Sea Gull gate; thence eastwardly to and with said Whitley south line to said Whitley's southeast corner in the west line of the Camp Sea Gull property; thence northwardly along the Camp Sea Gull west line and the east lines of the said Whitley, the G. C. Honeycutt, the Hosea W. Cahoon, and the T. G. Wall lots to the northeast corner of the T. G. Wall lot; thence westwardly with the Wall north line to the centerline of North Carolina Highway 306; thence northwardly with said highway centerline to the point of BEGINNING."

Sec. 3. The governing body of said Town shall consist of a mayor and four commissioners who shall be elected at the time and in the manner provided in the General Statutes.

Sec. 4. The initial officers of the Town shall be: Mayor, Otis Peele, Commissioners, Garvin B. Hardison, John Harper, Herbert Purser, R. C. Flannagan.

Sec. 5. The initial meeting of the governing body of the Town shall be held as soon as practicable following the enactment of this charter into law. Regular and special meetings shall be held thereafter at a time and place fixed by ordinance.

Sec. 6. Taxes as authorized by law may be levied and collected by said Town.

Sec. 7. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of July, 1971.