Pennsylvania Act 1937-518 — CONVEYANCE TO THE UNITED STATES

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CONVEYANCE TO THE UNITED STATES
                 Act of Jul. 1, 1937, P.L. 2654, No. 518              Cl. 29
                                  AN ACT

     For the conveyance to the United States of America of title in
        and to certain lands in the Township of Fairview, County of
        York, and ceding to the United States jurisdiction over said
        lands.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of
     Property and Supplies, with the approval of the Governor of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is hereby authorized to convey to
     the United States of America title to the following described
     lands: All that certain plot of ground situate in the Township
     of Fairview, and County of York, beginning at a point at the
     intersection of the lands owned by the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania and the lands owned by W. J. Stonesifer; thence
     north 57  27 minutes west for a distance of 911.47 feet along
     the lands of W. J. Stonesifer; thence along the lands of the
     Newton Ryder tract following four courses, north 40  09 1/2
     minutes east a distance of 115.95 feet, north 58  55 1/2 minutes
     west a distance of 674.90 feet; thence north 40  05 1/2 minutes
     east a distance of 219.42 feet; thence north 54  19 minutes west
     a distance of 809.25 feet to the lands owned by the United
     States Government; thence along the lands of the United States
     Government north 34  22 minutes east a distance of 910.90 feet
     to a point in the Marsh Run Road; thence along the said Marsh
     Run Road and along the lands owned by the United States
     Government, the following nine courses: south 55  06 minutes
     east a distance of 291.48 feet; thence south 53  59 minutes east
     a distance of 624.47 feet; thence south 58  27 minutes east a
     distance of 925.00 feet; thence south 55  54 1/2 minutes east a
     distance of 173.30 feet; thence south 40  20 1/2 minutes east a
     distance of 143.34 feet; thence south 15  56 1/2 minutes east a
     distance of 403.83 feet; thence south 23  57 minutes east a
     distance of 700.00 feet; thence south 40  11 1/2 minutes east a
     distance of 260.00 feet; thence south 46  28 1/2 minutes east a
     distance of 150.00 feet to a point in Marsh Run Road; thence
     along the lands of the United States Government, south 41  31
     1/2 minutes west a distance of 280.00 feet to a point at the
     intersection of the lands of the United States Government and
     the lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; thence along the
     lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, north 65  53 minutes
     08 seconds west a distance of 1078.88 feet, to the point of
     beginning, comprising a tract of 72.96 acres neat measure, this
     conveyance being made pursuant to an agreement between the
     Secretary of War of the United States of America and the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, dated May twenty-ninth, one
     thousand nine hundred thirty-six.
        Section 2.  The Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     is authorized to furnish the Attorney General of the United
     States, without cost to the United States, such evidences of a
     valid title to the aforesaid lands as may be necessary to permit
     the said Attorney General to approve said title.
        Section 3.  The consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     is hereby given, 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 the
     aforesaid lands; and exclusive jurisdiction in and over the
     aforesaid lands, when acquired by the United States, is hereby
     ceded to the United States for all purposes except the service
     thereon of all civil and criminal processes of the courts of
     this Commonwealth; but the jurisdiction so ceded shall continue
     no longer than the said United States shall own such lands; and
     so long as the said lands shall remain the property of the
     United States, and no longer, the same shall be and continue
     exempt and exonerated from all State, county, and municipal
     assessment, taxation, or other charges which may be levied or
     imposed under the authority of this Commonwealth.
        Section 4.  All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith
     are hereby repealed.
        Section 5.  This act shall be effective immediately upon its
     approval by the Governor.