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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 15 STAT. · March 28, 1867 · Chapter XI

Chapter XI. *to authorize the Entry and Occupation of a Portion of Long Island, in Boston Harbor, for military Purposes.*March 28, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of War Part of Long Island, in Boston harb

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CHAP. XI.— An Act *to authorize the Entry and Occupation of a Portion of Long Island, in Boston Harbor, for military Purposes.*March 28, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of War Part of Long Island, in Boston harbor, may be taken possession of by the Secretary of War for military purposes.be, and he is hereby, authorized to take possession of that portion of Long Island, in Boston harbor, Massachusetts, belonging to James T.
Austin, for the purpose of erecting thereon a fort and such other structures as may be needed for military purposes, and there shall be paid for the same, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars, as agreed upon between Ivers J. Austin,Payment therefor. the agent and representative of the said James T. Austin, and the agent of the United States charged with the negotiation for the purchase of said property: *Provided,* That said amount shall not be paid until theAttorney-General to approve the title.
Attorney-General of the United States shall be satisfied that the title of said portion of said island has been fully transferred to the United States free from all encumbrance, and that the person receiving the money is competent to act in the premises. Approved, March 28, 1867.
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