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<br /> §153A-19 CH. 153A. COUNTIES §153A-19
<br /> V. State's office. Upon recordation, the map is conclusive as to the
<br /> location of the boundary.
<br /> The disputing counties shall divide equally the costs of locating,
<br /> surveying, marking, and mapping the boundary, unless the court
<br /> finds that an equal division of the costs would be unjust. In that
<br /> case the court may determine the division of costs. (1836; c. 3; R.C.,
<br /> c. 27; Code, s. 721; Rev., s. 1322; C.S., s. 1299; 1925, c. 251; 1973, c.
<br /> 822, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 121.)
<br /> Local Modification. — Chatham:
<br /> tJ 1985, c. 357, ss. 4, 5; Orange: 1985, c.
<br /> y 357, ss. 4, 5.
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<br /> § 153A-19. Establishing and naming ,townships.
<br /> ` (a) A county may be resolution establish and abolish townships,
<br /> change their boundaries, and prescribe their names, except that no
<br /> such resolution may become effective during the period beginning
<br /> January 1, 1988, and ending January 2, 1990, tend any resolution i
<br /> ;I providing that thc; buundM'ics of<i tuwusliil) 51ia11 chnngc autolrnuti-
<br /> ,;� cally with changes in the boundaries of a city shall not be effective
<br /> :n during that period. The current boundaries of each township within
<br /> Xa county shall at all times be drawn on a map, or set out in a
<br /> written description, or shown by a combination of these techniques.
<br /> This current delineation shall be available for public inspection in
<br /> h the office of the clerk.
<br /> (b) Any provision of a city charter or other local act which pro-
<br /> vides that the boundaries of a township shall change automatically
<br /> upon a change in a city boundary shall not be effective during the
<br /> period beginning January 1, 1988, and ending January 2, 1990.
<br /> (c) Township boundaries and changes in those boundaries shall s
<br /> be reported to the United States Bureau of the Census in the
<br /> Boundary and Annexations Survey. In responding to the surveys,
<br /> each county shall consult with the county board of elections and
<br /> other appropriate local agencies as to the location of township
<br /> boundaries. (1868, c. 20, s. 8; Code, s. 707; Rev., s. 1318; C.S., s.
<br /> 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1987, c. 715, s. 1; c. 879, s. 2.)
<br /> CASE NOTES
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<br /> Editor's Note. — The cases cited be- within the power of the legislature to
<br /> f low were decided under corresponding subdivide the territory of the State and
<br /> sections of former law. invest the inhabitants of such subdivi-
<br /> Townships are within the power sions with corporate functions. More-
<br /> and control of the General Assembly, over, it-is not essential that such subdi-
<br /> just as are counties, cities, towns and visions be created directly by legislative
<br /> Y other municipal corporations. It may enactment, certain agencies may be re-
<br /> ;; confer upon them, or any single one of quired by statute to establish them.
<br /> them,corporate powers,with the view to McCormac v. Commissioners of
<br /> r! accomplish any lawful purpose. Such Robeson, 90 N.C. 441 (1884).
<br /> powers may be conferred for a single As to former corporate powers of
<br /> purpose as well as many.Brown v.Com- townships and former boards of
<br /> t missioners of Hertford, 100 N.C. 92, 5 township trustees, see Mitchell v.
<br /> 'r S.E. 178(1888);Jones v. Commissioners Board of Trustees, 71 N.C. 400 (1874);
<br /> of Person County, 107 N.C. 248, 12 S.E. Wallace v. Board of Trustees, 84 N.C.
<br /> 9i 69 (1890). 164(1881);Jones,Gaskill&Co. v. Com-
<br /> i. Power to Subdivide Territory and missioners of Rowan, 85 N.C. 278.
<br /> Bestow Corporate Functions.—It is (1881); Brown v. Commissioners of
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