Pennsylvania Act 1895-262 — CEDING JURISDICTION TO U.S.

Act text

CEDING JURISDICTION TO U.S.
                 Act of Jun. 26, 1895, P.L. 371, No. 262              Cl. 29
                                  AN ACT

     To cede jurisdiction to the United States over certain public
        roads within the National Park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

        Section 1.  Jurisdiction over certain roads at Gettysburg
     ceded to the united states
        The jurisdiction of this Commonwealth is hereby ceded to the
     United States of America over the public roads and parts of the
     same hereinafter specified and described, included within the
     limits of the National Park at Gettysburg, as defined by the act
     of Congress, entitled "An act to establish a National Military
     Park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania," approved February eleven, one
     thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, to wit:
        First.  That part of the public road known as the Carlisle
     road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg northward by
     the various courses of said road five thousand six hundred feet
     to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park, as defined in
     the said act of Congress.
        Second.  That part of the public road known as the Newville
     or Bendersville road, extending from its junction with the
     aforesaid Carlisle road north-westward two thousand four hundred
     feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.
        Third.  That part of the public road known as the Harrisburg
     or Heidlersburg road, extending from the borough line of
     Gettysburg northward by the various courses of said road five
     thousand two hundred and fifty feet to the boundary of said
     National Park.
        Fourth.  That part of the public road known as the
     Hunterstown road, extending from its junction with the York pike
     near Gettysburg northeastward three thousand six hundred and
     ninety feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.
        Fifth.  That part of the public road known as the Hanover
     road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg at Rock
     Creek southeastward five thousand seven hundred feet to the
     boundary of said National Park.
        Sixth.  That part of the public road known as the Taneytown
     road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg southward
     nine thousand four hundred feet to the boundary of the aforesaid
     National Park.
        Seventh.  That public road connecting the Taneytown road and
     the Baltimore pike, extending from the Taneytown road at the
     common corner of Patterson and Baker's lands on that road
     eastward by sundry courses four thousand three hundred feet to
     the Baltimore pike near McAllister's Hill.
        Eighth.  That public road known as the Wheatfield road,
     extending from its junction with the Taneytown road at Sedgwick
     Postoffice westward by sundry courses and crossing the
     Emmitsburg road and Confederate avenue eight thousand five
     hundred and fifty feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National
     Park, near the southwest corner of Martin's Woods.
        Ninth.  That part of the public road known as the Emmitsburg
     road, extending from the crossing of the Wheatfield road at the
     Peach orchard southwestward seven thousand eight hundred feet or
     more to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.
        Tenth.  That part of the public road known as the Hagerstown
     road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg
     southwestward six thousand two hundred feet to the boundary of
     the aforesaid National Park.
        Eleventh.  That part of the public road known as the
     Hereter's Mill road which begins at the Hagerstown road about a
     furlong west of Reynolds avenue, extending thence northwestward
     by sundry courses and crossing Willoughby run four thousand feet
     to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.
        Twelfth.  That part of the public road which begins at the
     Chambersburg pike at Herr's Tavern, extending thence southward
     two thousand feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National
     Park.
        Thirteenth.  That part of the public road known as the
     Mummasburg road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg
     northwestward six thousand three hundred feet to the boundary of
     the aforesaid National Park.
        Fourteenth.  That public road connecting the Mummasburg road
     with the Chambersburg pike, beginning at the Mummasburg road on
     the summit of Seminary Ridge and extending thence southward by
     sundry courses three thousand eight hundred feet, crossing the
     railroad just east of where the Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania
     regiment fired the first musket in the battle, to the
     Chambersburg pike about a furlong from where Reynolds fell:
     Provided nevertheless, That this cession is upon the express
     condition that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania so far retains
     concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over said roads
     and parts of roads above described, as that all civil and
     criminal process issued under the authority of this Commonwealth
     may be executed thereon in like manner as if this act had not
     passed: Provided further, That all offenses against the criminal
     laws of Pennsylvania committed upon said roads or parts of roads
     shall remain as before cognizable in the courts of this
     Commonwealth, but nothing herein contained shall in any wise
     interfere with the jurisdiction of the United States over any
     matter embraced in the act of Congress establishing said
     National Park, approved February eleventh, one thousand eight
     hundred and ninety-five, nor with any laws, rules or regulations
     which have been or may be adopted by the government of the
     United States for the preservation and protection of its
     property and rights on said ceded roads and parts of roads, and
     proper maintenance of good order thereon.  1895, June 26, P.L.
     371, Sec. 1.