CHAPTER 237 AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 236, PRIVATE LAWS OF 1905, SO AS TO CHANGE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF TARBORO AND TO REDISTRICT THE SAME, AND TO REPEAL THE CHARTERS OF FARRAR, RUNNY- MEDE AND WEST TARBORO. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact;
Section 2. That section two of said chapter two hundred and thirtysix of the Private Laws of one thousand nine hundred and five be and the same is hereby stricken out and the following inserted in lieu thereof, viz.: The said town shall be divided into eight wards, bounded as follows: First Ward.Begin at the river on the west side of Main Street; thence with Main Street to Church Street; then down the south side of Church Street to Hendricks Creek; then down said creek to Tar River; then with town limits to beginning. Second Ward.Begin at river, on east side of Main Street; then with Main Street to Church Street; then down south side of Church Street in easterly direction to town limits; thence with town limits to beginning. Third Ward.Begin on the north side of Church Street, at Hendricks Creek ; thence with Church Street to Main Street; thence up the west side of Main Street to Baker Street; thence down the south side of Baker Street to Hendricks Creek ; thence down said creek to beginning. Fourth Ward.Begin at the town eastern limits, on north side of Church Street; thence along Church Street to Main Street; thence up the east side of Main Street to Baker Street; thence down the south side of Baker Street and Baker Street, extended, to the eastern town limits; thence along the town limits to the beginning. Fifth Ward.Begin at the intersection of Baker Street, extended, and Hendricks Creek; thence with Baker Street to Main Street; thence up Main Street and west side of Main Street, extended, to northern town limits; thence westerly along the town limits to the intersection of said town limits and Poplar Street (see map of West Tarboro Land and Improvement Company), extended ; thence southerly along Poplar Street, extended, and Poplar Street to hedgerow between West Tarboro Land and Improvement Company and Arlington; thence westerly along said hedgerow to Hendricks Creek; thence down said creek to beginning. Sixth Ward.Begin at the eastern limit of the town, on north side of. Baker Street, extended; thence with Baker Street to Main Street; thence with Main Street and west side of Main Street, extended, to the northern town limits; thence with the town limits to the beginning. Seventh Ward.Begin at the mouth of Hendricks Creek, in Tar River; thence up said creek to southern line of right of way of East Carolina Railway; thence westerly along the said right of way to Old Sparta public road, leading by J. M. Bakers farm; thence northerly along east side of said public road to a point opposite southeast corner of D. K. Biggs lot; thence a straight line westerly across said road and along line of D. K. Biggs lot, Mrs. Jennie B. Williams lots and across land of W. T. Deans to Old Sparta public road; thence northerly along east side of said road to fork of same with Wilson-Tarboro public road ; thence easterly along south side of said road to line of yard and field of Hilma, home of J. L. Bridgers; thence northerly along the line of said yard and field two hundred yards to a point just in rear of house of said Bridgers; then easterly in line parallel to WilsonTarboro public road to said creek; thence down said creek to beginning. Eighth Ward.Begin at the intersection of northern town limits and Poplar Street, as aforesaid, extended; then down said Poplar Street, extended, and Poplar Street to hedgerow between West Tarboro Land and Improvement Company and Arlington; thence down said hedgerow to Hendricks Creek; thence along the town limits to the beginning. That one commissioner from each ward shall be elected, and that commissioners be elected for the Third, Fifth, Sixth and Highth wards in odd years, and for the First, Second, Fourth and Seventh wards in even years; and to that end, R. H. Parker, commissioner in First Ward; J. C. Horne, commissioner in Second Ward; Hugh Cobb, commissioner in Third Ward; E. L. Roberson, commissioner in Fourth Ward; D. F. Bridgers, commissioner in Fifth Ward, and W. R. Ricks, commissioner in Sixth Ward, shall continue to hold their offices until the next regular election for commissioners in their respective wards ; that until the next regular election provided for, for commissioners for the Seventh and Eighth wards, the commissioners for said two wards shall be as follows: Commissioner for Seventh Ward, J. L. Bridgers; commissioner for Highth Ward, Thomas Gaskins. who shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified according to law.