§ 2.1. Existing corporate boundaries.

Beginning at a point of intersection of the northern line of U.S. #1 Bypass (103;ft; from the center line of the southbound lane) and the northern right-of-way of the Southern Railroad, 40;ft; from the center thereof, and running thence South 53;deg;30;min; East along the right-of-way of the said Southern Railroad and 40;ft; from the center thereof 2700;ft; to a point in said right-of-way; thence North 41;deg; East 150;ft; to an old corner of the lands of Dr. F.W. McCraken and Mary McIver; thence North 55;deg;45;min; East 800;ft; to a point; thence North 1,055;ft; to a point; thence West 315;ft; to a point; thence North 1,200;ft; to a point on the northern side of the Carolina Power and Light Company power line right-of-way; thence North 50;deg; East parallel with said power line and 50;ft; from the center thereof 1,300;ft; to a point in the southern edge of the pavement of Burns Drive and 12;ft; from the center line thereof; thence along the southern edge of the pavement of Burns Drive South 76;deg;30;min; East 640;ft; to a point; thence crossing Burns Drive North 12;deg;15;min; East 430;ft; to a stake; thence South 33;deg;30;min; West 365;ft; to a stake corner of the Ray Morrow property; thence as his line North 2;deg;30;min; East 863;ft; to a T-iron, another corner with Ray Morrow; thence with another of his lines South 87;deg;30;min; East 522;ft; to a stake in the western margin of U.S. Highway #1-A; thence along the western margin of said highway in a southerly direction 480;ft; to a stake in said right-of-way; thence South 82;deg; East 65;ft; to a point on the East side of U.S. #1-A, said point being 35;ft; from the center line thereof; thence South 8;deg;15;min; West parallel with said U.S. #1-A 680;ft; to a point 35;ft; from the center of U.S. #1-A (Hawkins Avenue) and 15;ft; North of the center line of Winfield Street; thence along Winfield Street South 85;deg;30;min; East 150;ft; to a stake 15;ft; North of the center line thereof; thence South 5;deg;30;min; West 2620;ft; to a point, said point being 165;ft; East of the center line of Hawkins Avenue and in the southern margin of Poplar Street; thence as the southern margin of Poplar Street South 83;deg; East 300;ft; to a stake in the West line of Wilson Avenue; thence as the West line of Wilson Avenue South 7;deg; West 1,000;ft;; thence East crossing the S.A.L. Railroad 4400;ft; to a stake; thence South 1,000;ft; to a stake in the North Line of Temple Avenue and running thence as the northern line of Temple Avenue extended North 78;deg; East 950;ft; to a stake in the center of Osgood Road; thence South 12;deg; East parallel with Eleventh Street 1106;ft; to a stake 200;ft; East of the eastern right-of-way of said Eleventh Street; thence North 83;deg;40;min; East 276.3;ft; to an iron axle; thence North 84;deg;20;min; East 189;ft; to a stake in the back property line of the G.P. Phelps lot; thence South 17;deg; East 850;ft; to a point in the center of the Poplar Springs Road, said point being 230;ft; eastward from the center line of Scott Avenue; thence South 13;deg; West parallel with Scott Avenue 945;ft; to a stake 200;ft; from the northern right-of-way of Bragg Street; thence parallel with and 200;ft; from the right-of-way of said Bragg Street South 39;deg;20;min; East 438;ft; to a point; thence continuing parallel with Bragg Street South 23;deg;30;min; East 380;ft; to a point; thence still continuing parallel with Bragg Street South 8;deg;40;min; East 860;ft; to a stake; thence South 52;deg; East 145;ft; to a stake; thence in a southerly direction parallel with the eastern right-of-way line of Bragg Street and 300;ft; therefrom 1240;ft; to a stake in the northern line of the property of the State Highway Commission; thence South 79;deg;50;min; East 440;ft; to a concrete monu. corner of S.H.C. property; thence South 14;deg;30;min; East 510.5;ft; to a concrete monu. S.H.C. corner; thence South 77;deg; West 240;ft; to a stake corner with J.W. Berryman; thence South 48;deg;38;min; West 76;ft; to a corner of lot five of the Berryman property; thence South 46;deg;30;min; East 382;ft; to a stake, being the northeast corner of lot two of the Berryman property; thence North 43;deg;30;min; East 85;ft; to a stake corner of lot number one; thence South 46;deg;30;min; East 318;ft; to a stake in the line of Frank Buchanan's property; thence North 78;deg;22;min; East 190;ft; to a stake Frank Buchanan's corner in the line of A.B. Harrington property; thence South 12;deg;15;min; West 180;ft; to a stake, Harrington's corner; thence as his line South 15;deg;55;min; East 410;ft; to a point in said line; thence North 82;deg;52;min; East passing just North of the Harrington home 575;ft; to a point in his eastern line; thence as his line South 15;deg;55;min; East 350;ft; to a stake in the northern right-of-way line of Nash Street; thence as the said northern margin of Nash Street in an easterly direction 430;ft; to an iron stake, corner of the property of Lee County Board of Education; thence as their line North 22;deg;48;min; East 704.5;ft; to an angle-iron in Sloan Branch; thence as the various courses of Sloan Branch and in a northerly direction 1,150;ft; to an oak tree on said Branch; thence South 23;deg;57;min; East 267.3;ft; to an iron pipe; thence South 11;deg;7;min; East 277.2;ft; to an iron stake corner with Walter J. O'Quin land; thence as his line South 87;deg;58;min; East 380.3;ft; to an iron pipe in field; thence North 67;deg;11;min; East 240.5;ft; to an iron pipe; thence South 37;deg;47;min; East 257;ft; to an iron stake in the northwestern margin of Kelly Drive; thence as the northwestern margin of Kelly Drive in a southwesterly direction 1,850;ft; to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way line of Nash Street; thence as said eastern line of Nash Street South 32;deg; East 2,940;ft; to a point in said right-of-way just South of the A. and W. Railroad; thence South 1;deg; West 4,650;ft; to a stake near the intersection of Watson Avenue and Cornell Drive; thence North 89;deg; West 5,280;ft; to a stake; thence North 1;deg; East 3,670;ft; to a point in the Southern right-of-way of Harkey Road; thence along the southern margin of Harkey Road North 87;deg;30;min; West 1,131.8;ft; to a point at its intersection with Hughes Street; thence North 2;deg;45;min; East 40;ft; to a point where the North edge of the pavement line of Harkey Road extended intersects the center line of Hughes Street, thence North 84;deg;40;min; West 1,063;ft; to a stake 200;ft; West of the right-of-way of Courtland Drive and 200;ft; North of the center of an old road; thence parallel with said old road and 200;ft; North thereof and in a westerly direction to its intersection with Garden Street Extension and continuing in a westerly direction 200;ft; North of the center line thereof a total of 3200;ft; to a point in the eastern right-of-way line of the Seaboard Airline Railroad 50;ft; from the center thereof; thence in a northerly direction parallel with said railroad 2,600;ft; to a stake; thence North 82;deg;15;min; West crossing the Seaboard Airline Railroad right-of-way 150;ft; to a stake in the East line of the Oakview Subdivision; thence North 3;deg;33;min; East with the East line of Oakview 180;ft; to the South line of Crestview Street; thence westwardly with the South line of Crestview Street and that line extended 1,250;ft; to a stake in Buckner's West line; thence North 73;deg;16;min; West 420;ft; to a stake in the line of Gilmore Terrace Housing Project; thence as its line South 25;deg;59;min; East 68.48;ft; to an iron stake a corner thereof; thence as its line and the line of A.C. Cameron South 35;deg;39;min; West 378.58;ft; to an iron stake Cameron's corner; thence South 85;deg;30;min; East 16.3;ft; to an iron stake in his line; thence South 4;deg;11;min; West 194.97;ft; to an iron stake in the northern right-of-way line of Fields Drive; thence as said northern right-of-way line of Fields Drive South 84;deg;22;min; West 379.4;ft; to an iron axle corner between Gilmore Terrace Housing Project and the lands of K.M. Wicker; thence as Wicker's line North 15;deg;30;min; West 880;ft; to a stake in said Wicker's line; thence North 73;deg;16;min; West crossing U.S. Highway #1-A and passing through the southeast property corner of Dr. Paul O. Howard 1,850;ft; to a stake in the pasture which said stake is 400;ft; from U.S. Highway #1-A; thence North 54;deg; West 1408.7;ft; to a power pole in the edge of pasture near the southern terminus of Fitts St.; thence continuing North 54;deg; West 300;ft; to a point in the center of Buffalo Creek; thence along the various courses of the creek in a northwesterly direction 2,240;ft; to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way line of U.S. Highway #1; thence along the eastern line of U.S. Highway #1 North 19;deg;20;min; East 1,466;ft;; thence continuing with said U.S. #1 North 15;deg;45;min; East 1,056;ft;; thence continuing with said U.S. Hwy. #1 North 11;deg; East 930;ft; to the intersection of the eastern right-of-way line of said U.S. Highway #1 and the southern right-of-way line of Spring Lane Extension; thence North 79;deg;30;min; West crossing U.S. Highway #1 and along the southern right-of-way line of Spring Lane Extension and 30;ft; from the center line thereof 2,000;ft; to its intersection with the eastern line of Wilkins Drive South 10;deg; West along Wilkins Drive 200;ft; to a point in the eastern line thereof; thence in a southwesterly direction parallel with the southern right-of-way line of Spring Lane; and 200;ft; therefrom and passing just South of the R.B. Lemmond home 1,450;ft; to a stake; thence North 25;deg;39;min; West 260;ft; to a point in the northern right-of-way line of Spring Lane Extension; thence North 64;deg;21;min; East along the said northern margin of Spring Lane Extension 250;ft; to an iron stake, the southwest corner of Glenn Griffin's property; thence as his line North 25;deg;41;min; West 270;ft; to an iron stake Griffin's northwest corner; thence North 64;deg;08;min; East 73.04;ft; to an iron stake; thence North 21;deg;22;min; West crossing Hermitage Road 210.7;ft; to a stake in the northern right-of-way thereof; thence as the said northern right-of-way of Hermitage Road North 70;deg;07;min; East 170;ft; to its intersection with the western line of Lord Ashley Drive; thence as the said western margin of Lord Ashley Drive North 19;deg;54;min; West 290.5;ft; to a stake in the northern right-of-way of the C.P.&L. power transmission line and 50;ft; from the center thereof; thence along the right-of-way of said power line North 70;deg;58;min; east 1180;ft; to a point in the West line of Wilkins Drive; thence along Wilkins Drive North 39;deg;45;min; West 75;ft; to a stake in said western line of Wilkins Drive; thence North 46;deg;30;min; East crossing Wilkins Drive 440.5;ft; to an iron stake Noneman's corner; thence North 4;deg; East along his line 454;ft; to an iron stake Noneman's corner in the line of Dr. F.L. Knight; thence along the line of Dr. F.L. Knight North 87;deg; East 1138;ft; to an iron stake corner of the property of City of Sanford; thence as their line South 5;deg; East 370;ft; to the point where the line of the property of City of Sanford intersects the northern right-of-way of the C.P.&L. power transmission line; thence as the northern margin of said power line North 70;deg;58;min; East 900;ft; to its intersection with the Western right-of-way line of U.S. Highway #1; thence in a northerly direction parallel with U.S. Highway #1 and 103;ft; from the center line of the western lane 1360;ft; to the point of beginning.

(Session Laws of 1967, chapter 650)