1965/66/67 session laws – Ch.364 Sec.4

The territory embraced within the corporate limits of the City of Morganton shall be divided into four wards, as hereinafter described, which shall not be changed except by an Act of the General Assembly. Provided, however, that in the event the corporate limits of the City of Morganton are extended, the Board of Elections shall enlarge the nearest ward so as to include the annexed area therein. The four wards shall be as follows: Ward No. 1:00 BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of Sterling Street and the center line of Union Street; and running thence northwesterly with the center line of Sterling Street to the center line of North Green Street; thence westerly with the center line of North Green Street to the corporate limits of the City of Morganton; thence northerly and easterly with the corporate limits of the City of Morganton to the intersection of the center line of East Union Street and the corporate limits of the City of Morganton; thence southwesterly with the center line of East Union Street to the BEGINNING. Ward No. 2:00 BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of Union Street and the center line of Sterling Street; and running thence northeasterly with the center line of East Union Street to the point where the center line of East Union Street intersects with the corporate limits of the City of Morganton; thence southerly with the said corporate limits of the City of Morganton to the intersection of said corporate limits with the center line of South Sterling Street; thence northwesterly with South Sterling Street to the place of BEGINNING. Ward No. 8:00 BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of Union Street and the center line of South Sterling Street; and running thence southeasterly with the center line of South Sterling Street to the point where the center line of South Sterling Street intersects with the corporate limits of the City of Morganton; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Morganton as the said line of corporate limits runs first in a southerly direction, then in a westerly direction, then in a northerly direction, and then in a westerly direction until it intersects with the center line of West Union Street; thence with the center line of West Union Street to the point and place of BEGINNING. Ward No. 4:00 BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of West Union Street and the center line of Sterling Street and running thence with the center line of West Union Street southwesterly to the point of intersection of the center line of said street with the corporate limits of the City of Morganton; thence with said corporate limits westerly, and then in a northerly direction to the intersection of said corporate limits with the center line of North Green Street; thence with the center line of North Green Street southeasterly to the point where the center line of said street intersects with the center line of Sterling Street; thence with the center line of Sterling Street southeasterly to the point and place of BEGINNING. The following are excepted from the foregoing wards: -1 All the State-owned lands on which Broughton Hospital and North Carolina School for the Deaf are located. 387 -2 The land of T. H. Sain at intersection of U. S. Highway 70 and Walton Road. -3 The land of Mrs. Jerry Poovey and Donald C. Buff on Greenbriar Lane.