Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-02-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT CITY CHARTER.
Text OF Bill. Question to be Submitted to
Voters, Bounnaries Of Greater Salisbury,
and New Arrangement OF Wards

The movement to extend tn
boundaries of Salisbury is still
alive and growing with each day
The bill outlining the Who'll,
proposition has been drawn, ap
proved by the Board of Aldermen
and City Attorney Walter II
Woodson will 60 down to Raleigh
probably this week, to present tht
matter to the Legislature. the Law
as to public notice having beer
complied with.
1t will be noticed by she boun'
diaries given that the city limits
will be considerably extended
westward while the extension
eastward will not be materially
changed.
The following is the act:
An Act to Amend the Charter
of the City of Salisbury, by Ex-
tending the Corporate Limits of
Said City.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That the corporate
limits of the City of Salisbury be
and the Anne are hereby extended
so as to include within the cor
porate limits of said City the fol-
lowing described boundary of
land, to-wit:
All that territory lying West
from the Intersection of Main and
Inniss streets and between Main
and Inniss streets, and the extern
sions thereof to where they inter.
sect the above exterior boundary
lines, shall be known as the West
Ward; All that territory lying
North from the intersection of
Main and Inniss streets, and be.
tween said streets and the extern
sions thereof to whore they inter-
sect the above boundary lines
shall be known as the North
Ward; All that territory lying
East from the intersection Of
Main and Inniss streets, and be-
tween said streets and the extern
slons thereof to where they inter-
sect the above exterior boundary
lines, shall be known as the East
Ward: And all that territory
lying South from the intersection
of Main and Innlss streets, and
between said streets and the ex.
tensions thereof to where they in
tersect the above boundary lines,
shall be known as the South
Ward.
Sec. 2. That this act shall not
to ke effect and be in force until
after it has been submitted to a
vote of the qualified voters of the
entire territory concerned and
been adopted and ratified by said
voters, including all qualified vot.
ers in the corporate limits of the
City of Salisbury and those living
in the territory to be taken in by
this act as described herein, and
said election shall be held under
such terms and provisions as those
governing the election of the
members of the General Assem-
bly,, as near as practicable, and 80
days notice shall be given in the
daily newspaper Of Salisbury. and
80 days notice IN one of the week
ly newspapers published i'll said
city before said election is called,
said election to be called at such
time and place or places as the
Board of Aldermen may designate
and deem proper. Those ~favoring
the extension shall vote either a
written or printed ballot with the
words "For Extension" and those
opposed to the extension of the
City limits will vote either a writ
tsn or printed ballot with the
words against Extension" The
votes shall be canvassed and the
result ascertalned, and the re-
turns thereof made in the manner,
rs near as may be practicable, as
now provided for the election of
Aldermen for said City, and the
result 80 ascertalned and returned
shall be published in the same
manner as the result in any other
City Elections. So much of this
act az provides for the holding of
the election as above set out shall
be in force from and after its rat
ifcation.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from and after the 1st day of