Chapter 157. To establish a military post at or near Des Moines, Iowa
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CHAP. 157.— An Act To establish a military post at or near Des Moines, Iowa. April 4, 1900. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That upon the transfer and Des Moines, Iowa, Military post established at. conveyance to the United States of a good and sufficient title to not less than four hundred acres of land, without cost to the United States, situated at or near the city of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, and on or near a railroad, and constituting an eligible and suitable site for an army post, and to be approved and accepted by the Secretary of War for that purpose, then and thereupon there shall be, and is hereby, established and located on said land a United States army post, of such character and capacity as the Secretary of War shall direct and approve.
Approved, April 4, 1900.