Pennsylvania Act 1943-241 — ALLOWING THE UNITED STATES TO ACQUIRE LAND

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ALLOWING THE UNITED STATES TO ACQUIRE LAND
                  Act of May 21, 1943, P.L. 548, No. 241              Cl. 29
                                  AN ACT

     Giving the consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the
        acquisition by the United States of America of two tracts of
        land in the Forty-eighth Ward of the City of Philadelphia,
        Pennsylvania, known as the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot,
        and ceding jurisdiction to the United States.

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

        Section 1.  The consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     is hereby granted, in accordance with the seventeenth clause,
     eighth section of the first article of the Constitution of the
     United States, to the acquisition by the United States of
     America of two tracts of land in the Forty-eighth Ward of the
     City and County of Philadelphia, known as the Philadelphia
     Quartermaster Depot, the first tract being bounded and described
     as follows:
        Beginning at a point in the southerly side of Oregon Avenue,
     (one hundred and twenty (120) feet wide) said point bearing
     North seventy-five degrees zero minutes West (N. 75 degrees 00'
     W.), and distant one hundred eighteen, eight hundred and twelve
     thousandths feet (118.812') from the westerly line of Twentieth
     Street (sixty (60) feet wide); thence: Along the arc of a curve
     to the left, having a radius of three hundred twenty-eight and
     six hundred and thirteen thousandths feet (328.613') and a
     central angle of fifty-one degrees nineteen minutes fifty and
     six tenths seconds (51 degrees 19' 50.6"), a distance of two
     hundred ninety-four and four hundred and one thousandths feet
     (294.401') to a point, said point bearing South sixty-five
     degrees eight minutes thirty-four and three tenths seconds West
     (S. 65 degrees 08' 34.3" W.), and distant two hundred eighty-
     four and sixty-five hundredths feet (284.65') from beginning of
     course; thence: South fifteen degrees zero minutes West (S. 15
     degrees 00' W.) a distance of two hundred seventeen and five
     hundred and sixty-five thousandths feet (217.565') to a point in
     the Northerly line of Johnston Street; thence: crossing Johnston
     Street South 34 degrees 54' 46" West sixty-three and eighty-two
     hundredths feet (63.82') to a point; thence: Along the South
     line of Johnston Street South 75 degrees 00' East, three hundred
     fifty-nine and fifty-five thousandths feet (359.055') to
     Southwest corner of the intersection of Johnston Street and
     Twentieth Street; thence: South 15 degrees 00' West along the
     West line of Twentieth Street, one thousand one hundred thirty
     feet (1,130.00') to a point; thence: North 75 degrees 00' West,
     one thousand six hundred eighteen and one thousandth feet
     (1,618.001') to a point; thence: North 72 degrees 30' West, one
     hundred one and thirty-three thousandths feet (101.033') to a
     point; thence: North 67 degrees 30' West, one hundred one and
     thirty-five thousandths feet (101.035') to a point; thence:
     North 25 degrees 00' East, twenty-eight and nine hundred forty-
     two thousandths feet (28.942') to a point; thence: Northwardly
     on a curve to the right having a radius of five hundred thirty
     and three hundred seventy-seven thousandths feet (530.377') with
     a central angle of 32 degrees 02' 45.60" an arc length of two
     hundred ninety-six and six hundred forty-four thousandths feet
     (296.644') to a point; thence: North 32 degrees 09' 58.94" West,
     one hundred twenty-six and five hundred thirty thousandths feet
     (126.530') to a point; thence: Northwardly on a curve to the
     right having a radius of five hundred seventy-two and five
     hundred forty-one thousandths feet (572.541') with a central
     angle of 33 degrees 19' 12.55", an arc length of three hundred
     thirty-two and nine hundred fifty-nine thousandths feet
     (332.959') to a point; thence: Northwardly on a curve to the
     right having a radius of five hundred seventy-two and five
     hundred forty-one thousandths feet (572.541') with a central
     angle of 13 degrees 50' 46.39", an arc length of one hundred
     thirty-eight and three hundred sixty-one thousandths feet
     (138.361') to a point; thence: North 15 degrees 00' East, one
     thousand three hundred sixty-five and three hundred sixty-nine
     thousandths feet (1,365.369') to a point on the West line of
     Vare Avenue; thence: Along the West line of Vare Avenue, South
     30 degrees 33' 42" East, six hundred fifty-one and twenty-five
     thousandths feet (651.025') to a point on the South line of
     Oregon Avenue; thence: South 75 degrees 00' East along the South
     line of Oregon Avenue to the point of beginning, containing
     82.84 acres more or less.
        The second tract being bounded and described as follows:
        Beginning at a point the intersection of the Northeasterly
     house line of Johnston Street (legally open 60' wide) and the
     Southeasterly house line of Twentieth Street (legally open 60'
     wide); thence extending Northeastwardly along the Southeasterly
     house line of Twentieth Street (legally open 60' wide) North 15
     degrees 00' 00" East a distance of four hundred (400) feet to
     the Southwesterly house line of Oregon Avenue (legally open 120'
     wide); thence extending Southeastwardly along the Southwesterly
     house line of Oregon Avenue (legally open 120' wide) South 75
     degrees 00' 00" East a distance of three hundred eighty-six
     (386) feet to the Northwesterly house line of Nineteenth Street
     (legally open 60' wide); thence extending Southwestwardly along
     the Northwesterly house line of Nineteenth Street (legally open
     60' wide) South 15 degrees 00' 00" West a distance of four
     hundred (400) feet to the Northeasterly house line of Johnston
     Street (legally open 60' wide); and thence extending
     Northwestwardly along the Northeasterly house line of Johnston
     Street (legally open 60' wide) North 75 degrees 00' 00" West a
     distance of three hundred eighty-six (386) feet to the first
     mentioned point and place of beginning, containing in area 3.544
     acres.
        Section 2.  Exclusive jurisdiction in and over the aforesaid
     lands is hereby ceded to the United States of America by the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the erection of forts,
     magazines, arsenals, dock yards and other needful buildings,
     with the exception of roads abutting on said lands to be used by
     the United States for military and other public purposes, which
     are not already under the jurisdiction of the United States.
        Section 3.  The jurisdiction so ceded to the United States of
     America is granted upon the express condition that the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall retain concurrent
     jurisdiction with the United States in and over the lands and
     buildings aforesaid, in so far that civil process in all cases,
     and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against anyone charged with
     crime committed outside said land, may be executed thereon in
     the same manner as if this jurisdiction had not been ceded. The
     United States shall retain such jurisdiction so long as the said
     land shall be used for the purposes for which jurisdiction is
     ceded and no longer.
        Section 4.  The jurisdiction so ceded to the United States
     shall be upon the further condition that the Commonwealth
     reserves to itself and its political subdivisions whatever power
     of taxation it may constitutionally reserve, to levy and collect
     all taxes now or hereafter imposed by the Commonwealth and its
     political subdivisions upon property, persons and franchises
     within the boundaries so ceded.
        Section 5.  This act shall become effective immediately upon
     its final enactment.