Chapter 296. To perpetuate and preserve Fort McHenry and the grounds connected therewith as a Government reservation under the control of the Secretary of War
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CHAP. 296.— An Act To perpetuate and preserve Fort McHenry and the grounds connected therewith as a Government reservation under the control of the Secretary of War.August 16, 1912.[[S. 6354](/us/bill/62/s/6354).][[Public, No. 269](/us/pl/62/269).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Fort McHenry, Md.To remain a Government reservation. That Fort McHenry and the Government grounds therewith connected shall remain a Government reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States and in the control of the War Department: *Provided*, That nothing in*Proviso*.Use of piers. this Act shall interfere with the present use of the piers now erected upon said fort grounds nor the erection by the Government of another pier thereupon for Government purposes with necessary ingress and egress thereto.
Approved, August 16, 1912.