Pennsylvania Act 1881-87 — ALLOWING U.S. TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR MARINE HOSPITAL

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ALLOWING U.S. TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR MARINE HOSPITAL
                   Act of Jun. 8, 1881, P.L. 80, No. 87               Cl. 29
                                  AN ACT

     To grant consent of this commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the
        United States for the purchase of certain land, in the city
        of Pittsburg, for a marine hospital.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the consent of the state
     of Pennsylvania is hereby given to the purchase, made under the
     laws of this state, by the United States, of a certain piece of
     land from James S. Negley and Grace Negley, on the thirteenth
     day of July, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
     five, and recorded August third, one thousand eight hundred and
     seventy-five, in the office of the recorder of deeds of
     Allegheny county, in deed book, volume three hundred and thirty-
     eight, page four hundred and forty-five, situated in the
     twentieth ward, in the city of Pittsburg, Allegheny county,
     bounded, as follows: On the north by Ellsworth avenue, on the
     east by Filbert street, on the south by Elmer street and on the
     west by Oak street; containing two (2) acres seventy-four and
     one fourth perches, more or less, on which to erect a marine
     hospital and necessary buildings; and the said United States
     shall have and hold, use and occupy, and own the said land and
     exercise and control over the same and every part thereof,
     subject to the restrictions hereinafter mentioned. The said
     consent is given, and the said jurisdiction ceded, upon the
     express condition, that the state of Pennsylvania shall have
     concurrent jurisdiction with the United States on and over the
     land or lands, so far as that all civil process, in all cases,
     and such criminal or other process as may issue under the laws
     or authority of the state of Pennsylvania, against any person or
     persons charged with crime or misdemeanors committed within said
     state, including said lands, may be executed therein, in the
     same way and manner as if such consent had not been given or
     jurisdiction ceded, except so far as such process may affect the
     real or personal property of the United States. The
     jurisdiction, hereby ceded, shall continue so long as the said
     land shall remain the property of the United States, and no
     longer, and the same shall be and continue, while so held,
     exonerated from all taxes, assessments and other charges which
     may be levied under the authority of this state.
        Section 2.  That any wilful injury to the grounds, buildings
     or appurtenances shall be punishable, in any court of competent
     jurisdiction, by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or by an
     imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, or either, at
     the discretion of said court.