GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 256

HOUSE BILL 597

 

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF WEDDINGTON IN UNION COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The following provisions of law shall constitute the Charter of the Town of Weddington in Union County:

 "THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WEDDINGTON.

 "Chapter I.

 "Incorporation and Corporate Powers.

"Sec. 1.1.  Incorporation and Corporate Powers. The inhabitants of the Town of Weddington, which area is described in Section 2.1 below are a body corporate and politic under the name 'Town of Weddington'. Under that name they have all the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities conferred and imposed upon cities by the general law of North Carolina.

 "Chapter II.

 "Corporate Boundaries.

 "Article 1. Town Boundaries.

"Sec. 2.1.  Town Boundaries. Until modified in accordance with law, the boundaries of the Town of Weddington are as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the center line of State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) at its intersection with the Mecklenburg- Union County line; thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) in an easterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1345, and State Road No. 1344 (Weddington- Matthews Road), thence down and with the centerline of State Road 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) in an easterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1344 and State Road No. 1338; thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1338 (Antioch Church Road) running in a southeasterly direction to a point which marks the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1338 with the center line of State Road No. 1347 (Huntington Drive); thence down and with the center line of Huntington Drive in a southwesterly direction to a point marking the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1347 (Huntington Drive) and the center line of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road) in a southeastern direction to a point marking the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1346 with the center line of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road) in a southerly direction passing its intersection with State Road No. 1340 and North Carolina Highway 84 to a point marking the center of the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road) with the center line of State Road No. 1315 (New Town Road); thence up and with the center line of State Road No. 1315 (New Town Road) in a westerly direction crossing its intersection with State Road No. 1320 to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1315 (New Town Road) and State Road No. 1319 (Ennis Road); thence with the center line of State Road No. 1319 (Ennis Road) in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1319 (Ennis Road) with the center line of North Carolina Highway 16; thence down and with the center line of North Carolina Highway 16 in a southwesterly direction to a point, a common corner with the southeastern property corner of Mark K. Teal and wife, Cindy M. Teal as shown in Deed Book 323, at page 23, Union County Register of Deeds; thence down and with the southern line of the Teal property North 86 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West 166.33 feet to a point in the southern property line of the Francis Robicsek and wife, Livia K. Robicsek line as shown in Deed Book 216, at page 746, Union County Register of Deeds; thence down and with the southern property line of the Robicsek property North 86 degrees West 2,722 feet to an iron stake and stones by a Sp. O. in a line of the property of Tom Houston; thence with Robicsek's property lines as follows: 1st., South 10 degrees 15 minutes West approximately 1,042 feet to a stone by a hickory; thence 2nd., North 71 degrees 15 minutes West 585 feet; thence 3rd., North 70 degrees 27 minutes 19 seconds West 841.99 feet; thence 4th., North 4 degrees 54 minutes 01 second West 1,618.14 feet to an iron; thence 5th., North 41 degrees 03 minutes 48 seconds East 324.40 feet to an old iron; thence 6th., North 72 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East 185 feet; thence 7th., South 9 degrees 00 minutes East 210 feet to an iron; thence 8th., North 72 degrees 33 minutes 05 seconds East 209.74 feet; thence 9th., North 72 degrees 15 minutes 45 seconds East 353.85 feet to an iron; thence 10th., North 8 degrees 36 minutes 46 seconds West 250 feet to an iron; thence 11th., North 72 degrees 15 minutes 45 seconds East 1,567.56 feet to an iron; to a point marking the southwestern property corner of Ferdinand Lee property as shown in Deed Book 219 at page 16, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with Lee's western property line North 71 degrees 15 minutes East 1,032 feet to the Joseph R. Hudson property corner; thence with five lines of the Joseph R. Hudson property as shown in Deed Book 349, at page 664 Union County Register of Deeds; 1st., North 59 degrees 30 minutes West 316 feet; thence 2nd., North 28 degrees 30 minutes West 770 feet; thence 3rd., North 37 degrees 30 minutes West 863 feet to a stake; thence 4th., with Charlton Howard's line North 64 degrees 57 minutes East 1,427 feet to an iron; thence 5th., North 03 degrees 30 minutes West 890 feet to a point in the center line of State Road No. 1316, (Marvin-Weddington Road); thence North 89 degrees East 104 feet to a point in the Grace S. and Cecil A. Steele property as shown in Deed Book 126, at page 175, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with two lines of the Steele property, 1st., North 18 degrees East 315 feet to an iron stake; thence 2nd., South 85 degrees 15 minutes East 420 feet to an iron stake; thence with the Joseph R. Hudson property as shown in Deed Book 349, at page 664, Union County Register of Deeds North 18 degrees 27 minutes East 1,551 feet to a point in the Western line of Weddington Estates as shown in Plat Book 5, at page 74, Union County Register of Deeds; thence down and with two lines of Weddington Estates, 1st., North 37 degrees 46 minutes 10 seconds West 769.1 feet to an iron; thence 2nd., North 57 degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East 470.95 feet to a point in the Howard C. Gordon and wife, Carolyn Gordon property as shown in Deed Book 356, at page 117, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the Gordon line North 62 degrees 03 minutes East 148.40 feet to an old iron in the property line of Charles L. Byrum and wife, Alice B. Byrum as shown in Deed Book 244, at page 259, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the western line of the Byrum property North 41 degrees 43 minutes West 368.6 feet to an old iron, a corner with the E. W. Killough property as shown in Deed Book 80, at page 443, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the western line of the Killough property North 571/4 degrees East to a point in the center line of State Road No. 1317 (Weddington School Road); thence with the center line of State Road No. 1317 in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the southwestern property corner of the J. Mason Wallace, Jr., and wife, Nancy A. Wallace property as shown in Deed Book 177, at page 355, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the Western line of the J. Mason Wallace, Jr., property North 04 degrees 34 minutes West 2646.35 feet, thence with another of Wallace's lines, North 63 degrees 56 minutes 20 seconds East to the Union- Mecklenburg County Line thence down and with the Union- Mecklenburg County line in a northeasterly direction to the center of its intersection with the center line of State Road No. 1345, (Tilley Morris Road), the point and place of BEGINNING.

 "Article 2. Electoral District Boundaries.

"Sec. 2.1.  Electoral District Boundaries. Until modified in accordance with law, the boundaries of the electoral districts of the Town of Weddington are as follows:

BOUNDARY FOR ELECTORAL DISTRICT I. BEGINNING at a point in the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) and State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) and running thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) in a southwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1344 with the center line of North Carolina Highway 84; thence up and with the center line of North Carolina Highway 84 in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of North Carolina Highway 84 and North Carolina Highway 16; thence down and with the center line of North Carolina Highway 16 in a southwesterly direction to a point, a common corner with the southeastern property corner of Mark K. Teal and wife, Cindy M. Teal as shown in Deed Book 323, at page 23, Union County Register of Deeds; thence down and with the southern line of the Teal property North 86 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West 166.33 feet to a point in the southern property line of the Francis Robicsek and wife, Livia K. Robicsek line as shown in Deed Book 216, at page 746, Union County Register of Deeds; thence down and with the southern property line of the Robicsek property North 86 degrees West 2,722 feet to an iron stake and stones by a Sp. O. in a line of the property of Tom Houston; thence with Robicsek's property lines as follows:

1st., South 10 degrees 15 minutes West approximately 1,042 feet; thence 2nd., North 71 degrees 15 minutes West 585 feet; thence 3rd; North 70 degrees 27 minutes 19 seconds West 841.99 feet; thence 4th., North 4 degrees 54 minutes 1 second West 1,618.14 feet to an iron; thence 5th., North 41 degrees 03 minutes 48 seconds East 324.40 feet to an old iron; thence 6th., North 72 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East 185 feet; thence 7th., South 9 degrees 00 minutes East 210 feet to an iron; thence 8th., North 72 degrees 33 minutes 05 seconds East 209.74 feet; thence 9th., North 72 degrees 15 minutes 45 seconds East 353.85 feet to an iron; thence 10th., North 8 degrees 36 minutes 46 seconds West 250 feet to an iron; thence 11th., North 72 degrees 15 minutes 45 seconds East 1,567.56 to an iron; to a point marking the southwestern property corner of Ferdinand Lee property as shown in Deed Book 219 at page 16, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with Lee's western property line North 71 degrees 15 minutes East 1,032 feet to the Joseph R. Hudson property corner; thence with five lines of the Joseph R. Hudson property as shown in Deed Book 349, at page 664, Union County Register of Deeds; 1st., North 59 degrees 30 minutes West 316 feet; thence 2nd., North 28 degrees 30 minutes West 770 feet; thence 3rd., North 37 degrees 30 minutes West 863 feet to a stake; thence 4th., with Charlton Howard's line North 64 degrees 57 minutes East 1,427 feet to an iron; thence 5th., North 3 degrees 30 minutes West 890 feet to a point in the center line of State Road No. 1316, (Marvin-Weddington Road); thence North 89 degrees East 104 feet to a point in the Grace S. and Cecil A. Steele property as shown in Deed Book 126, at page 175, Union County Register of deeds; thence with two lines of the Steele property, 1st., North 18 degrees East 315 feet to an iron stake; thence 2nd., South 85 degrees 15 minutes East 420 feet to an iron stake; thence with the Joseph R. Hudson property as shown in Deed Book 349, at page 664, Union County Register of Deeds North 18 degrees 27 minutes East 1,551 feet to a point in the Western line of Weddington Estates as shown in Plat Book 5, at page 74, Union County Register of Deeds; thence down and with two lines of Weddington Estates, 1st., North 37 degrees 46 minutes 10 seconds West 769.1 feet to an iron; thence 2nd., North 57 degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East 470.95 feet to a point in the Howard C. Gordon and wife, Carolyn Gordon property as shown in Deed Book 356, at page 117, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the Gordon line North 62 degrees 03 minutes East 148.40 feet to an old iron in the property line of Charles L. Byrum and wife, Alice B. Byrum as shown in Deed Book 244, at page 259, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the western line of the Byrum property North 41 degrees 43 minutes West 368.6 feet to an old iron, a corner with the E. W. Killough property as shown in Deed Book 80, at page 443, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with the western line of the Killough property North 57 1/4 degrees East to a point in the center line of State Road No. 1317 (Weddington School Road); thence with a center line of State Road No. 1317 in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the southwestern property corner of the J. Mason Wallace, Jr., and wife, Nancy A. Wallace property as shown in Deed Book 177, at page 355, Union County Register of Deeds; thence with a Western line of the J. Mason Wallace, Jr., property North 4 degrees 34 minutes West 2646.35 feet, thence with another of Wallace's lines North 63 degrees 56 minutes 20 seconds East to the Union-Mecklenburg County thence along and with the Union-Mecklenburg County Line to a point at its intersection with State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) in an Easterly direction a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) and State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road), the point and place of BEGINNING. BOUNDARY FOR ELECTORAL DISTRICT II. BEGINNING at a point, said point marking the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) and the center line of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) in a Southerly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) and State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road) running in a southeasterly direction to a point marking the intersection of the centerline of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road) with the center line of State Road No. 1347 (Huntington Drive); thence up and with the center line of State Road No. 1347 (Huntington Drive) in a northeasterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1347 (Huntington Drive) and State Road No. 1338 (Antioch Church Road); thence with the center line of State Road No. 1338 (Antioch Church Road) in a northerly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1338 (Antioch Church Road) and State Road No. 1344 (Weddington- Matthews Road); thence with the center line of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) in a southwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) and State Road No. 1345 (Tilley Morris Road) the point and place of BEGINNING. BOUNDARY FOR ELECTORAL DISTRICT III. BEGINNING at a point, said point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) and State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road) in a southeasterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road) and State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road) in a southwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road) and North Carolina Highway 84; thence up and with the center line of North Carolina Highway 84 in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the instersection of the center lines of North Carolina Highway 84 and State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road); thence with the center line of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) in a northeasterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 1344 (Weddington-Matthews Road) and the center line of State Road No. 1346 (Beulah Church Road), the point and place of BEGINNING. BOUNDARY FOR ELECTORAL DISTRICT IV. BEGINNING at a point, said point marking the center of the intersection of North Carolina Highway 84 and State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road); thence down and with the center line of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road) in a southerly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road) and State Road No. 1315 (New Town Road); thence along and with the center line of State Road No. 1315 (New Town Road) in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1315 (New Town Road) with State Road No. 1319 (Ennis Road); thence along and with the center line of State Road No. 1319 (Ennis Road) in a northwesterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of State Road No. 1319 (Ennis Road) with the center of North Carolina Highway 16 (Providence Road); thence up and with the center line of North Carolina Highway 16 in a northerly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection with North Carolina Highway 16 and North Carolina Highway 84; thence with the center line of North Carolina Highway 84 in a southeasterly direction to a point marking the center of the intersection of North Carolina Highway 84 and State Road No. 1341 (Twelve Mile Creek Road), the point and place of BEGINNING.

 "Chapter III

 "Governing Body.

"Sec. 3.1.  Structure of Governing Body; Number of Members.

The governing body of the Town of Weddington is the Town Council, which has four members, and the Mayor.

"Sec. 3.2.  Temporary Officers. Until the initial election provided for by Section 4.1 of this Charter, Mark K. Teal is hereby appointed Mayor, and Howard Gordon of District I, Noreen Morris of District II, Max W. Meek of District III and John A. Moga, Jr., of District IV are hereby appointed Councilmen of the town of Weddington, and they shall possess and may exercise the powers granted to the Mayor and Town Council until their successors are elected or appointed and qualify pursuant to this Charter.

"Sec. 3.3.  Manner of Electing Town Council. The Town is divided into four electoral districts, and each district is represented on the Council by one member. The qualified voters of the entire Town elect the members of the Council. To be eligible for election to the Council and for service on the Council as representative of a district, a person must reside in the district.

"Sec. 3.4.  Term of Office of Town Council. Members of the Council are elected to two-year terms.

"Sec. 3.5.  Manner of Electing Mayor; Term of Office. The qualified voters of the entire Town elect the Mayor. He is elected to a two-year term of office.

 "Chapter IV.

 "Elections.

"Sec. 4.1.  Conduct of Town Elections. Town Officers shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis and the results determined by a plurality as provided in G.S. 163-292.

 "Chapter V.

 "Administration.

"Sec. 5.1.  Town to Operate Under Mayor-Council Plan. The Town of Weddington operates under the Mayor-Council plan as provided in General Statutes Chapter 160A, Article 7, Part 3.

 "Chapter VI.

 "Finance.

"Sec. 6.1.  Taxation. The territory within the corporate limits, and its citizens and property, shall be subject to municipal taxes levied by the Town for the fiscal year 1983-1984 and subsequent years. The Town may obtain from Union County, and the Union County Tax Supervisor shall provide upon request, a record of property within the corporate limits, which property was listed for taxation as of January 1, 1983."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of May, 1983.