AN ACT to incorporate the town of red cross.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  A Charter for the Town of Red Cross is enacted to read:
"Charter of the town of red cross.
"ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION AND CORPORATE POWERS.
"Section 1.1. Incorporation and Corporate Powers. The inhabitants of the Town of Red Cross are a body corporate and politic under the name 'Town of Red Cross'. The Town of Red Cross has all the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities conferred and imposed on cities by the general law of North Carolina.
"ARTICLE II. CORPORATE BOUNDARIES.
"Section 2.1. Town Boundaries. Until modified in accordance with the law, the boundaries of the town of Red Cross are as follows:
BEGINNING at the northwest corner of the property having pin number 559500704616, said point also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, thence from said point of beginning along the southern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road in a southwesterly direction approximately 1263 feet to the intersect of the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of NC 205 highway and the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road to a point, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern right‑of‑way of NC 205 Highway to the intersect of the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of NC 205 Highway and the boundary of the extended southern right‑of‑way of Hatley Burris Road to a point, thence in a southwesterly direction to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400693440, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Hatley Burris Road, thence in a southwesterly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of Hatley Burris Road to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559400585598, said point also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Hatley Burris Road, thence in a northwesterly direction to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400583812, said point also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Hatley Burris Road, thence in a northwesterly direction to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northeastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400583812, 559400585948, 559400595151, and 559400597149 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400597149, thence in a northwesterly direction along the property line of the property having pin number 559400595534 to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the western property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400594700 and 559400595534 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400591934, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the property line of the above said property to the northern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road,  thence in a southwesterly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400499069, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a southerly, the southwesterly, direction following the eastern and southeastern property lines of the above said property to the most southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a northwesterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the property lines of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a southwesterly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400492694, said point also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400492694, 559400493309, and 559400493102 to the northern most point of the property having pin number 559400483960, thence in a southeasterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the eastern most corner of the above said property, thence in a southwesterly direction along the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400483960 and 559400481784, thence in a northwesterly direction along the western property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400481784, 559400480989, 559400490224, and 559400399466 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559400399466, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a northerly direction with the extended western property line of the property having pin number 559400399466 to a point on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559400492854, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a northerly direction with the western property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400492854 and 559500402236 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500402236, thence in a westerly direction with the southern property line of the property having pin number 559500402988 to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500410214, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a westerly direction along the southern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500313054, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a southwesterly, and then southeasterly, direction along the property line of the property having pin number 559500216320 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500216320, thence in a southwesterly direction along the southeastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500216320 and 559500106395 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500106395, thence in a northwesterly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500103284, thence in a southeasterly direction along the southeastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500103284 and 559500102204 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500102204, thence in a southeasterly direction along the northeastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559400099666 and 559400190449 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559400190449, thence in a southwesterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a southwesterly direction along the extended southeastern property line of the above said property to a point on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the western right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road  to a point where the extended northern property line of the property having pin number 559500002971 intersects on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in an easterly direction with the northern property line of the property having pin number 559500002971 to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southeasterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500005607 and 559500006628 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500006628, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500006628 and 559500007506 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500007506, said corner also being located on boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500100870, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southeasterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in an easterly direction  with the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500113363, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwest corner of the above said property, thence with the northern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500115329 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500115329, thence in a southwesterly, and then southeasterly, direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road to the southwestern corner of the  property having pin number 559500210443, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwest corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northwestern property lines above said property and the property line of the property having pin number 559500212612 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500212612, thence in an easterly direction with the northeastern property line of the above said property to the eastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road, thence in a northeasterly, then easterly, direction with the northern right‑of‑way of Peachtree Road to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500313054, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwestern property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction with the northern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500319621 to the intersect of the property having pin number 559500412899, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property lines of the  properties having pin numbers 559500412899 and 559500511577 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500513793, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwestern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of NC 205 Highway, thence in a northerly direction with the western right‑of‑way of NC 205 Highway to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500437527, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of NC 205 Highway, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly along the northwestern property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction with the western property line of the property having pin number 559500433884 to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction with the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction with the southern property line of the property having pin number 559500442720 to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly, and then southerly, direction with the southeastern property line of the property having pin number 559500341479 to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly, and then westerly, direction with the southwestern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500251010, thence in a westerly direction following the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers  559500146881, 559500145737, 559500145901, 559500143857, and 559500141931 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500049896, thence in a southwesterly direction along the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500049896, 559500047693, 559500046581, 559500046414, 559500045318, 559500044202, and 559500043112 to the intersect of the property having pin number 559500043112, thence in a southeasterly direction along the property line of the property having pin number 559500043915 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500043915, thence in a southwesterly direction to the southern corner of the above described property, thence with the property line of the above described property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500955410, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 558500955410, 558500952160, 558500951303, and 558500856241 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 558500856241, thence in a northerly direction to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500748984, thence in a westerly direction to the southwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence with the eastern right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road to the northwest corner of the property having pin number 558500844115, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence in a southeasterly direction with the northern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 558500835789 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500835789, thence in a southwesterly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern right‑of‑way of Pless Mill and then the eastern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road to the northwest corner of the property having pin number 558500927048, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a northwesterly direction to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500828710, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Hilltop Road, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence in a northwesterly direction to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500825910, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence with the southwester, then western, then northwestern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence in a northerly direction with the western right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500840628, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Pless Mill Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the southwesterly property lines of the properties having pin numbers 558500840628 and 558500748984 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 558500748984, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a northwesterly direction with the extended western property line of the above said property to a point on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, also said point being the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 558500755321, thence in an easterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to a point where the northern boundary of the right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway intersects with the western boundary of Running Creek Church Road, thence in a northerly direction with the western right‑of‑way of Running Creek Church Road to the point where the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Running Creek Church Road intersects with the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road, thence in an easterly direction along the northern right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500874785, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road, thence in a northerly direction along the eastern property line of the property having pin number 558500874785 to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the western property lines of the properties having pin numbers 558500971822, 558500982130, and 558500982395 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 558500982395, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northerly direction with the northerly extended property line of the above said property to a point on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in an easterly, then southerly, direction with the northern, and then eastern, right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road to a point where the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road intersects with the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road, thence in a westerly direction to the eastern corner of the property having pin number 558500875287, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the properties having pin numbers 558500875287 and 558500872269 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500856992, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in an easterly direction along the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 558500954995, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 558500954995 and 558500956841 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 558500956841, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in an easterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to a point where the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway intersects with the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road, thence in a northwestern direction with the western right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road to a point in the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road intersects with the westerly extended northern property line of the property having pin number 559500056889, thence in a northeasterly direction with the extended northern property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said point also being located on the boundary of the northeastern right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southeasterly direction with the northeastern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500058626 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500058626, thence in a southwesterly direction to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500250908, said point also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway and on the boundary of the northeastern right‑of‑way of Bethel Church Road, thence in an easterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500256728, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwestern property line to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southeasterly direction along the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500258785 and 559500352901 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500352901, said point also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northerly direction with the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road to the extended northwestern corner of the northern property line of the property having pin number 559500357853, said corner also located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in an easterly direction to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500357853, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a southeasterly direction along the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwestern property line of the property having pin number 559500355598 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500464329, thence in a northwesterly direction along the property line of the above said property to the western corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road to a point where the southerly extended southern property line of the property having pin number 559500363695 intersects with the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a westerly direction to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the southwestern property line of the above said property to the western most corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500366724 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500366724, thence in a southeasterly direction along the northeastern property line of the above said property to the intersect of the property having pin number 559500378012, thence in a northerly, then northeasterly, direction along the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the extended northern property line to a point where the extended northern property line intersects with the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500465989, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northwestern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly, then northeasterly direction with the northeastern property line of the above said property to the intersect of the property having pin number 559500571799, thence in a northwesterly direction with the southwestern property line of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500487387 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500486524, thence in a southwesterly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500388126, thence in a westerly direction with the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a westerly direction with the westerly extended southern property line of the above said property to a point on the western boundary of the right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northerly direction with the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road to the intersect with the property having pin number 559500383023, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a southwesterly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southern most corner of the above said property, thence in a northwesterly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500382108, thence in a northwesterly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northeasterly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500380268, thence in a northwesterly direction to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northerly extended western property line of the above said property to a point where the extended property line intersects with the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in an easterly direction  with the northern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road to the intersect with the property having pin number 559500388126, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Smith Grove Road, thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwestern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500486524 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500486524, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500486524, 559500483868, 559500487884, 559500581817, and 559500584879 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500584879, said corner also being located on the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Jacob Road, thence in an easterly direction with the extended northern property line of the above said property to the extended northeastern corner located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Jacob Road, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern right‑of‑way of Jacob Road to the intersect of the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Jacob Road and the boundary of the western right‑of‑way of Ridgecrest Road, thence in an easterly direction to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500671304, said corner also being located on the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Ridgecrest Road, thence in an easterly direction with the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500671304, 559500674219, 559500676214, 559500677223, and 559500678232 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500678232, thence in a southeasterly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500679146, 559500770005, and 559500761927 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500761927, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northwestern right‑of‑way of Gaddis Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northwestern right‑of‑way of Gaddis Road to a point where the northwesterly extended northern property line of the property having pin number 559500765865 intersects with the boundary of the northwestern right‑of‑way of Gaddis Road, thence in a southeasterly direction to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500765865, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southeastern right‑of‑way of Gaddis Road, thence in a southeasterly direction with the northern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southwesterly direction with the southeastern property of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500669099, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500756605, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500756605 and 559500758790 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500850878, thence in a northerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500853711, 559500855722, 559500857713, and 559500859773 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500952932, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500953703, thence in a southerly direction to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in an easterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500957855, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a northerly direction along the western property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500967325 to the northern corner of the property having pin number 559500967325, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500957855 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500957855, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in an easterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 650500056704, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a northerly direction along the western property lines of the properties having pin numbers 650500056704 and 650500058931 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 650500058931, thence in an easterly direction to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly direction to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in an easterly direction along the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 650500262275, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 650500262275, 650500265371, and 650500268540 to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 650500268540, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property line of the property having pin number 650500360392 to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the property having pin number 650500361593 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 650500361593, thence in an easterly direction to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly direction to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a southerly direction with the extended eastern property line of the above said property to the extended southeastern corner located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a westerly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 650500351705, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a westerly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 650500254762, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction with the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction with the property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 650500252734, thence in a westerly direction with the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction with the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a westerly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 650500159460, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 650500159460, 650500162556, and 650500151160 to the point where the property having pin number 650500151160 intersects with the boundary of the eastern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, thence in a southerly, and then southwesterly, direction along the eastern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road to the intersect with the property having pin number 650500141160, said point also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, thence in a southerly direction to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 650500151160, thence in a westerly direction with the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 650500151160, 650500048958, and 650500045993 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 650500045993, thence in a southerly direction with the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500952193, thence in a northwesterly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500844105, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a northerly direction with the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the property having pin number 559500743314 to the southwestern corner of the above said property, thence with the western property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500743314 and 559500741963 to the northwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500741963, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a westerly direction with the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500548819, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of NC 24/27 Highway, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500548819 and 559500547794 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500547794, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property line of the above property to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500547794, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property line of the property having pin number 559500546608 to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in an easterly direction along the property lines of the above said property and the property having pin number 559500549324 to the eastern corner of the property having pin number 559500549324, thence in a southwesterly direction along the southern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500545073, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500545073, 559500535863, 559500545073, and 559500425859 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500425859, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property line of the property having pin number 559500527774 to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500527774 and 559500620269 to the southeastern corner of the property having pin number 559500620269, thence in an easterly direction along the northern property line of the property having pin number 559500710159 to the northeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a southeasterly direction along the eastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, said corner being on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, thence in a northeasterly direction with the northern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road to a point where the northerly extended eastern property line of the property having pin number 559500706769 intersects on the boundary of the northern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, thence in a southeasterly direction with the northerly extended eastern property line of the above said property to the northeastern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, thence in a southeasterly direction with the northeastern property line of the above said property to the southeastern corner of the above said property, thence in a westerly direction along the southern property lines of the properties having pin numbers 559500706769 and 559500704616 to the southwestern corner of the property having pin number 559500704616, thence in a northerly direction along the western property line of the above said property to the northwestern corner of the above said property, said corner also being located on the boundary of the southern right‑of‑way of Lakewood Road, said corner also being the point of beginning.
EXCEPTED from the above‑described track are the following internal parcels: 
(1)	Property having pin number 559500553885.
(2)	Property having pin number 559500561490.
(3)	Property having pin number 559500552596.
(4)	Property having pin number 559500476425.
(5)	Property having pin number 559500475814.
(6)	Property having pin number 559500470701.
(7)	Property having pin number 559500611552.
(8)	Property having pin number 559500612263.
(9)	Property having pin number 559500614021.
(10)	Those parcels of land in Arbor Heights subdivision, and road right-of-ways of Redwood Drive and Birchwood Court recorded in Plat Book 17 Page 386 and previously annexed into the town of Oakboro, NC. By parcels, these properties being identified by the following pin numbers.
(10.1)	That property having pin number 659503418442
(10.2)	That property having pin number 559503418373
(10.3)	That property having pin number 559503419204
(10.4)	That property having pin number 559503349155
(10.5)	That property having pin number 559504510006
(10.6)	That property having pin number 559504500948
(10.7)	That property having pin number 559504500889
(10.8)	That property having pin number 559504501820
(10.9)	That property having pin number 559504501751
(10.10)	That property having pin number 559504502740
(10.11)	That property having pin number 559504504639
(10.12)	That property having pin number 559504505639
(10.13)	That property having pin number 559504506685
(10.14)	That property having pin number 559504506851
(10.15)	That property having pin number 559504505942
(10.16)	That property having pin number 559504503889
(10.17)	That property having pin number 559504514060
(10.18)	That property having pin number 559504502986
(10.19)	That property having pin number 559504515101
(10.20)	That property having pin number 559504514210
(10.21)	That property having pin number 559504512019
(10.22)	That property having pin number 559504513108
(10.23)	That property having pin number 559504511169
(10.24)	That property having pin number 559504511218
(10.25)	That property having pin number 559504511318
(10.26)	That property having pin number 559504503740
(10.27)	That drive by the name of Redwood
(10.28)	That drive by the name of Birchwood 
"ARTICLE III. GOVERNING BODY.
"Section 3.1. Structure of Governing Body. The governing body of the Town of Red Cross shall be the Town Council, which shall have four members and the Mayor.
"Section 3.2. Temporary Officers. Until the initial elections of 2003 provided for by Section 4.1 of this Charter, C. J. Barbee, Heath Hahn, J. D. Hinson, Raeford Quick, and Larry Wayne Smith are hereby appointed to the Town Council of the Town of Red Cross. They shall possess and exercise the powers granted to the governing body until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified pursuant to this Charter. The temporary officers shall elect a person from among the members of the temporary governing body to serve as interim mayor. If any person named in this section is unable to serve, the remaining temporary officers shall, by majority vote, appoint a person to serve until the regular municipal elections are held in 2003.
"Section 3.3. Manner of Electing Town Council; Term of Office. The qualified voters of the entire Town shall elect the members of the Town Council and, except as provided in this section, they shall be elected to four‑year terms. In 2003, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to four‑year terms and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected to two‑year terms. In 2005, and biennially thereafter, two members shall be elected to four‑year terms.
"Section 3.4. Manner of Electing Mayor; Term of Office; Duties. The qualified voters of the entire Town shall elect the Mayor. In 2003, and quadrennially thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a term of four years.
"Section 3.5. Residence of Governing Body Members. All members of the governing body of the Town of Red Cross, whether elected or appointed, must be qualified voters who reside within the corporate limits of the Town of Red Cross in order to qualify to take, hold, and continue in any such office.
"ARTICLE IV. ELECTIONS.
"Section 4.1. Conduct of Town Elections. Elections shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis and results determined by a plurality as provided in G.S. 163‑292.
"ARTICLE V. ADMINISTRATION.
"Section 5.1. Town to Operate Under Mayor‑Council Plan. The Town of Red Cross will operate under the Mayor‑Council form of government as provided in Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  From and after the effective date of this act, the citizens and property in the Town of Red Cross shall be subject to municipal taxes levied for the year beginning July 1, 2002, and for that purpose, the Town shall obtain from Stanly County a record of property in the area incorporated in Section 1 of this act that was listed for taxes as of January 1, 2002. The Town may adopt a budget ordinance for fiscal year 2002‑2003 without following the timetable in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, but shall follow the sequence of actions in the spirit of the act insofar as is practical. For fiscal year 2002‑2003, ad valorem taxes may be paid at par or face amount within 90 days of adoption of the budget ordinance and thereafter in accordance with the schedule in G.S. 105‑360. If the effective date of incorporation is prior to July 1, 2002, the Town may adopt a budget ordinance for fiscal year 2001‑2002 without following the timetable in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, but shall follow the sequence of actions in the spirit of the act insofar as is practical.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1st day of August, 2002.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives