Pennsylvania Act 1923-407 — ALLOWING THE UNITED STATES TO ACQUIRE LAND

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ALLOWING THE UNITED STATES TO ACQUIRE LAND
                  Act of Jul. 2, 1923, P.L. 987, No. 407              Cl. 29
                                  AN ACT

     Giving the consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the
        purchase by the United States of about one hundred and forty-
        seven and five hundred and forty-three thousandths acres of
        land in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for
        use in the care and treatment of discharged sick and disabled
        soldiers, or for other uses of the United States, and ceding
        jurisdiction over such land; and also providing for the
        retention of a concurrent jurisdiction by the Commonwealth of
        Pennsylvania with the United States, on such land, for the
        service of legal process thereupon.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the consent of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby granted to the purchase
     by the Government of the United States of a certain tract of
     land, containing approximately one hundred and forty-seven and
     five hundred and forty-three thousandths acres, for use in the
     care and treatment of discharged sick and disabled soldiers, or
     for other uses of the United States; said tract of land being
     situate in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and
     bounded and described as follows, to wit:
        Beginning at a concrete monument at the northeasterly corner
     of lands of the city of Pittsburgh upon which is constructed its
     filtration plant, said monument being distant, north, three
     degrees forty-three minutes (N.3 degrees 43') east, one thousand
     one hundred and ninety-nine and seventy-seven one-hundredths
     (1199.77) feet, measured along said filtration lands, from the
     northerly side of the county road, known as Freeport Road;
     thence, along said filtration lands, north, seventy-three
     degrees two minutes (N.73 degrees 2') west, one thousand four
     hundred seventy-four and eighty-one one-hundredths (1474.81)
     feet, to an iron post on line of land now or formerly of
     Aspinwall-Delafield Company, upon which is laid out its plan
     number five; thence, along said last mentioned line, north, two
     degrees twenty-five minutes (N.2 degrees 25') east, one thousand
     two hundred eight and eight-three one hundredths (1208.83) feet,
     to an old monument (stone); thence, along the same, north,
     eight-nine degrees fifty-three minutes (N.89 degrees 53') west,
     one hundred thirty-one and ninety-two one-hundredths (131.92)
     feet, to an old monument (stone); thence, along the same, north,
     eight degrees fifty-three minutes (N.8 degrees 53') west, eight
     hundred thirty-five and fifty-eight one-hundredths (835.58)
     feet, passing through a concrete monument, to the center of the
     county road, designated in the Aspinwall-Delafield Company's
     Plans as Delafield Avenue, on line of plan number four of said
     Aspinwall-Delafield Company; thence, along the center of said
     county road, the following eleven courses and distances: North,
     seventy-one degrees eleven minutes (N.71 degrees 11') east,
     sixty-seven and forty-one one-hundredths (67.41) feet along said
     land of Aspinwall-Delafield Company; north, sixty-eight degrees
     thirteen minutes (N.68 degrees 13') east, one hundred ninety-
     five and fifty one-hundredths (195.50) feet along same; north,
     fifty-nine degrees two minutes (N.59 degrees 2') east, seventy-
     one and four one-hundredths (71.04) feet along same; north
     fifty-six degrees twenty-eight minutes thirty seconds (N.56
     degrees 28' 30") east, two hundred ninety-five and twenty-eight
     one-hundredths (295.28) feet along lands of Peoples Savings and
     Trust Company; north, sixty-one degrees two minutes (N.61
     degrees 2') east, one hundred three and eighty one-hundredths
     (103.80) feet along same; north sixty-eight degrees fifty-seven
     minutes (N.68 degrees 57') east, three hundred ninety-eight and
     sixty-two one-hundredths (398.62) feet along same; north,
     seventy-five degrees three minutes (N.75 degrees 3') east, one
     hundred forty-eight and forty-six one-hundredths (148.46) feet
     along same; north, eighty-one degrees thirteen minutes (N.81
     degrees 13') east, three hundred fifty-seven and forty-eight
     one-hundredths (357.48) feet along same; south, seventy degrees
     fifty-five minutes (S.70 degrees 55') east, one hundred twenty-
     seven and forty-six one-hundredths (127.46) feet along same;
     south eighty-two degrees twenty-five minutes (S.82 degrees 25')
     east, eighty and eighty-two one-hundredths (80.82) feet along
     same, north, eighty-three degrees twenty-five minutes (N.83
     degrees 25') east, seventy-nine and sixty one-hundredths (79.60)
     feet along same; thence in part along the center of said road
     along said lands of Peoples Savings and Trust Company, passing
     through a concrete monument, north, seventy-seven degrees thirty
     minutes thirty seconds (N.77 degrees 30' 30") east, four hundred
     twenty and twenty-three one-hundredths (420.23) feet to the
     center of Squaw Run; thence, along the center of said run, the
     twelve following courses and distances along lands of Peoples
     Savings and Trust Company: South, twelve degrees twenty-four
     minutes thirty seconds (S.12 degrees 23' 30") east, one hundred
     eight and forty-four one-hundredths (108.44) feet; south, fifty-
     two degrees six minutes (S.52 degrees 6') east, two hundred
     forty-two and twenty one-hundredths (242.20) feet; south, five
     degrees twenty-six minutes (S.5 degrees 26') east, two hundred
     twenty-five and forty one-hundredths (225.40) feet; south,
     thirty-five degrees forty-two minutes (S.35 degrees 42') east,
     one hundred sixty-one and ninety one-hundredths (161.90) feet;
     south, sixteen degrees thirty-nine minutes (S.16 degrees 33')
     east, one hundred twenty-three and sixty one-hundredths (123.60)
     feet; south, forty degrees fifty-six minutes (S.40 degrees 56')
     east, three hundred seventy-nine and fifty one-hundredths
     (379.50) feet; south, ten degrees forty minutes (S.10 degrees
     40') west, one hundred thirty-eight and twenty-five one-
     hundredths (138.25) feet; south, twenty-four degrees thirty-two
     minutes (S.24 degrees 32') west, three hundred seventy-seven
     (377) feet; south, twenty-nine degrees thirty-five minutes
     (S.29degrees 35') west, four hundred sixteen and thirty-nine
     one-hundredths (416.39) feet; south, thirty-seven degrees
     thirty-three minutes (S.37 degrees 33') west, two hundred
     twenty-two and twenty-six one-hundredths (226.26) feet; south,
     thirty degrees twenty-three minutes (S.30 degrees 23') east,
     three hundred eighty-one and eighty-three one-hundredths
     (381.83) feet; south, twenty degrees fifty-nine minutes (S.20
     degrees 59') east, three hundred sixteen and forty-two one-
     hundredths (316.42) feet; thence along lands of Peoples Savings
     and Trust Company, passing through a concrete monument, south,
     sixty-five degrees fifty-seven minutes (S.65 degrees 57') west,
     one thousand seventy-one and ninety-one one-hundredths (1071.91)
     feet; to the concrete monument at the place of beginning,--
     containing one hundred forty-seven and five hundred forty-three
     one-thousandths (147.543) acres,--together with a right of way
     for a roadway on and over a strip of land of the width of thirty
     (30) feet, extending from the above described premises along the
     easterly line of the lands of the city of Pittsburgh, designated
     herein as the filtration plant, out to and connecting with the
     public road known as the Freeport Road. Being part of the
     property which was conveyed to Peoples Savings and Trust Company
     of Pittsburgh by deed of William S. Haddock, sheriff of
     Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, dated the nineteenth day of
     October, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, recorded in the
     recorder's office of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in Deed
     Book volume one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, page one.
     Together with all and singular the buildings, streets, alleys,
     passages, ways, waters, watercourses, rights, liberties,
     privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever
     thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the
     reversions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof;
     and all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust,
     property, possession, claim, and demand whatsoever of the owner
     or owners thereof, in law, equity, or otherwise howsoever, of,
     in, and to the same and every part thereof.
        Section 2.  Exclusive jurisdiction over the lands so
     purchased 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.