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That the corporate limits of said town shall be as follows: Beginning at a stake in Vaden Barbour’s field and runs due east fifty chains to a stake in A. Turner’s field; thence south fifty chains to a stake and pointers south of W.H. Coats’ house; then west fifty chains to a stake and pointers in R. Parrish’s line; thence north fifty chains to the beginning, containing two hundred and fifty acres.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 2)
That section two of chapter three hundred and sixty-two of the Private Laws of one thousand nine hundred and five as amended be and the same is hereby modified by enlarging the boundaries of the Town of Coats so that the boundaries hereafter shall be as follows:
Beginning at a stake corner in an old hedgerow path on the south side of a branch, and runs thence north four degrees fifteen minutes east, sixty-nine and twenty-five one hundredths chains (69.25) to a stake corner in Joseph Parrish’s field; thence south eighty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, fifty-four and fifty one hundredths chains (54.50) to a stake corner in a hedgerow between J. Zeb. Williams and Elbert Capps, just east of and near said Capps’ residence; thence south four degrees fifteen minutes west, passing northeast corner of present limits of the town, and with the present eastern boundary line of the town, passing southeastern corner of the present limits, sixty-nine and twenty-five one hundredths chains (69.25) to a stake corner in open field; thence north eighty-five degrees forty-five minutes west, fifty- four and fifty one hundredths chains (54.50) to the beginning station, and is three hundred seventy-seven and four tenths acres (377.4).
(Pr. L. 1939, C. 504, Sec. 1)
That the officers of said town shall consist of a Mayor, [5] Commissioners, and Marshal; and the Commissioners when qualified may elect a town clerk and such other officers as they may deem necessary to the preservation and regulation of the town’s interest.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 3) (Ord. passed 2-5-72)
Editor’s note:
An ordinance enacted pursuant to G.S. § 160A-101 on February 5, 1972, changed the number of Commissioners from four to five.
That until the election hereinafter provided for, the Mayor and Commissioners provided for in the preceding section shall be as follows: J.K. Steward, [Mayor]; R.M. Coats, J.G. Stephens, J.W. Talton, W.H. Coats, Commissioners, who shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected and qualified. All other officers of said town shall [be] elected by the Board of Commissioners, and such officers shall be required to enter into bond, payable to the state for the faithful performance of their several duties, into such amounts as to said board may seem just and reasonable.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 4)
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