Chapter 410. donating Lake Contrary, in the State of Missouri, to the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri
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CHAP. 410.— An Act donating Lake Contrary, in the State of Missouri, to the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri.June 10, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Lake Contrary granted to St. Joseph, Mo.Grant of lake and described marginal Jam is That there be, and is hereby, granted to the city of Saint Joseph, in the State of Missouri, the tract of land covered by water and known as Lake Contrary, together with lands on the margin thereof, not heretofore disposed of by the Government and not occupied by persons in good faith, claiming to enter the same under the settlement laws of the United States, as said tract of land is shown upon the official maps of the survey of townships numbered fifty-six and fifty-seven north, range thirty-six west, fifth principal meridian, Missouri, on file in the General Land Office, approved July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-two, and November fourth, eighteen hundred and forty, and being portions of fractional sections numbered three, ten, and eleven of the first-named township, and fractional sections twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and thirty-five of the last-named Condition.township, upon the express condition that said lake shall be held for public use, resort, and recreation without discrimination or Grant inalienable.distinction, said lands or any right hereby granted to be inalienable; and whenever said tracts shall cease to be used for the purposes above Violation of trust, etc., to work a reversion.mentioned, or whenever Congress shall declare the trust herein declared to have been violated, said tract, and all rights hereby granted shall revert immediately to the United States, but the rights Rights of lessees saved.of lessees under this act shall be saved to them according to the terms of their respective leases.
Sec. 2. Leases. That leases may be made by said city of Saint Joseph of privileges to keep places of entertainment, boats, and other Limitations, etc.appliances for purposes of recreation upon said lake for terms not exceeding ten years, the proceeds to be applied to the improvement of said lake and the roads leading thereto: but no lease shall be so made as to interfere with the proper use of said lake by the public. Approved, June 10, 1890.