Pennsylvania Act 1961-39 — CONVEYING LAND TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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CONVEYING LAND TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
                  Act of Apr. 14, 1961, P.L. 87, No. 39               Cl. 29
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the conveyance of certain lands in Leidy Township,
        Clinton County, to the government of the United States.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Department of Property and Supplies, with the
     approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized, on behalf of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to convey to the government of the
     United States, for the purposes of the Kettle Creek Dam and
     Reservoir Project, for a consideration of one dollar ($1), two
     tracts of land situate in the Township of Leidy, County of
     Clinton and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described
     as follows:
        Tract Number 101. Beginning at a point on the east bank of
     Kettle Creek, said point being on the dividing line between
     land, now or formerly, of Benjamin E. Arnold and land, now or
     formerly, of R. E. Bennett et al. and land, now or formerly, of
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; thence binding said land of
     Bennett as follows: (1) North 42 degrees 33 minutes 30 seconds
     East 165.00 feet, (2) North 12 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds
     West 597.02 feet to said land of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
     thence over and across said land of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     as follows: (1) South 52 degrees 25 minutes 53 seconds East
     1099.14 feet, (2) due South 1000.00 feet, (3) South 18 degrees
     31 minutes 28 seconds West 2043.34 feet to said land of Arnold;
     thence binding said land of Arnold as follows; (1) North 32
     degrees 12 minutes 33 seconds West 1033.13 feet, (2) North 19
     degrees 47 minutes 48 seconds East 1387.32 feet, (3) North 09
     degrees 48 minutes 20 seconds 734.15 feet to the point or place
     of beginning, containing 37.04 acres of land, more or less.
        Being a portion of the land conveyed to the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania by John F. Foley et ux., by deed dated March 9,
     1909, and recorded in the office for the recording of deeds in
     Clinton County in Deed Book Vol. 78, page 481.
        Tract No. 341. Beginning at a point on the Dividing line
     between land, now or formerly, of John W. Cole and land, now or
     formerly, of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, said point being
     distant North 88 degrees 15 minutes 40 seconds East 119.64 feet
     (measured along said dividing line) from the easterly side of
     State Highway Route Number 18003; thence over and across said
     land of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as follows: (1) North 02
     degrees 59 minutes 18 seconds East 676.15 feet, (2) North 01
     degree 54 minutes 11 seconds West 672.69 feet, (3) North 13
     degrees 57 minutes 17 seconds East 661.32 feet, (4) North 63
     degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East 69.00 feet, (5) South 40
     degrees 07 minutes 46 seconds East 370.51 feet, (6) South 04
     degrees 13 minutes 46 seconds East 502.37 feet, (7) South 02
     degrees 42 minutes 39 seconds East 368.75 feet, (8) South 19
     degrees 25 minutes West 392.77 feet, (9) South 42 degrees 07
     minutes 49 seconds West 223.15 feet, (10) South 09 degrees 10
     minutes 50 seconds West 330.00 feet, (11) South 88 degrees 15
     minutes 40 seconds West 194.54 feet to the point or place of
     beginning, containing 17.00 acres of land, more or less.
        Being a portion of the land conveyed to the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania by the Lackawanna Timber and Lumber Company, by
     deed dated May 27, 1909, and recorded in the office for the
     recording of deeds in Clinton County in Deed Book Vol. 78, page
     544.
        Section 2.  The conveyance shall be made under and subject to
     all easements, servitudes and rights of others, including but
     not confined to streets, roadways, and rights of any telephone,
     telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipe line companies, as well
     as under and subject to any estates or tenancies vested in third
     persons, whether or not appearing of record, for any portion of
     the land or improvements erected thereon.
        Section 3.  The deed of conveyance shall be approved by the
     Department of Justice and shall be executed by the Secretary of
     Property and Supplies in the name of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania.
        Section 4.  Exclusive jurisdiction over the lands conveyed
     under the provisions of this act is hereby ceded to the United
     States by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and said lands shall
     be exempt from the payment of all taxes, State and local:
     Provided, That the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall retain a
     concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over the lands so
     acquired by the United States for the purpose of serving of all
     civil processes: And provided further, That such criminal
     processes as may issue under the authority of the Commonwealth
     against any person or persons charged with crimes committed
     without the area so acquired may be executed therein in the same
     manner as though this cession had not been granted.