Chapter 286. Granting public lands to the city and county of Denver, in the State of Colorado, for public park purposes
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CHAP. 286.— An Act Granting public lands to the city and county of Denver, in the State of Colorado, for public park purposes. August 25, 1914.[[S. 5197](/us/bill/63/s/5197).][[Public, No, 186](/us/pl/63/186).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Public lands.Grant to Denver, Colo., for public park, etc. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to sell and convey to the city and county707 of Denver, a municipal corporation in the State of Colorado, for public park purposes, and for the use and benefit of said .city and county, the following-described land, or so much thereof as said city and county may desire, to wit:
All lands now belonging to the United States of America hereinafterDescription. described, to wit: In township four south, range seventy west, sixth principal meridian: South half section thirty-two. In township five south, range seventy west, sixth principal meridian: Northwest quarter of northwest quarter section four; southwest quarter of northeast quarter, south half of southwest quarter, section ten; west half of northwest quarter, west half of southwest quarter, section fourteen; east half of northeast quarter, southwest quarter of northeast quarter, northeast quarter of southeast quarter, section twenty; northeast quarter of northeast quarter section twenty-eight; northeast quarter of southeast quarter section thirty-four.
In township six south, range seventy west, sixth principal meridian: West half of southeast quarter, east half of southwest quarter, section three; northeast quarter of northwest quarter section seven; northwest quarter of southwest quarter section ten; east half of northeast quarter, northeast quarter of northwest quarter, northwest quarter of southwest quarter, section seventeen. In township four south, range seventy-one west, sixth principal meridian: Southeast quarter of northwest quarter, southwest quarter, section two; east half of southeast quarter section four; south half of northwest quarter, northwest quarter of northwest quarter, west half of southwest quarter, section thirty; southwest quarter of northeast quarter, west half of northwest quarter, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, section thirty-one.
In township five south, range seventy-one west, sixth principal meridian: Southeast quarter of southwest quarter section five; south half of northeast quarter, southeast quarter, north half of southwest quarter, southwest quarter of southwest quarter, section seven; northwest quarter, northeast quarter of southwest quarter, section eight; east half of southwest quarter section nine; northeast quarter of southeast quarter section twelve; north half of northeast quarter, southeast quarter of southeast quarter, section fourteen; northeast quarter, southeast quarter, east half of northwest quarter, southwest quarter of northwest quarter, southwest quarter, section fifteen: northwest quarter of northeast quarter section eighteen; west half of northeast quarter, section twenty-four; southeast quarter of southeast quarter, section twenty-five; northwest quarter of northeast quarter section twenty-six; south half of southeast quarter section thirty-five.
In township six south, range seventy-one west, sixth principal meridian: North half of northeast quarter; north half of northwest quarter, southwest quarter of northwest quarter, south half of southwest quarter, northwest quarter of southwest quarter, section one; southeast quarter of northeast quarter, east half of southeast quarter, section two; northwest quarter of northwest quarter, northeast quarter of southwest quarter, section ten; northeast quarter of northeast quarter, south half of northwest quarter, section eleven.
In township four south, range seventy-two west, sixth principal meridian: Southeast quarter of southeast quarter, northwest quarter of southeast quarter, section twenty-one; south half of northeast quarter, southeast quarter, south half of northwest quarter, south half of southwest quarter, section twenty-two; southeast quarter, southwest quarter, section twenty-three; southeast quarter of southeast quarter, south half of southwest quarter, northwest quarter of southwest quarter, section twenty-four; east half of northeast quarter, east half of708 southeast quarter, southwest quarter of southeast quarter, northeast quarter of northwest quarter, southeast quarter of southwest quarter, section twenty-five; northwest quarter of northeast quarter, northwest quarter of northwest quarter, section twenty-six; north half of northeast quarter, southwest quarter of northeast quarter, north half of northwest quarter, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, northeast quarter of southwest quarter, section twenty-seven; east half of northwest quarter, south half of southwest quarter, section twenty-eight; southwest quarter of southeast quarter, north half of northwest quarter, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, section thirty-three; southwest quarter of southwest quarter section thirty-four.
In township five south, range seventy-two west, sixth principal meridian: South half of northeast quarter, northwest quarter of northeast quarter, north half of southeast quarter, northwest quarter, north half of southwest quarter, section three; northeast quarter, north half of southeast quarter, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, southeast quarter of southwest quarter, section four; east half of southeast quarter section twelve. Total, seven thousand and forty-seven acres, more or less.
Sec. 2. Payment. That the conveyance shall be made of the said lands to said city and county of Denver by the Secretary of the Interior upon payment by the said city and county for the said land, or such portions thereof as it may select, at the rate of $1.25 per acre, and patent issued to said city and county for the said land selected, to have andValid rights excepted. to hold for public park purposes, and that there shall be excepted from the sale hereby authorized any lands which at the date of the approval of this Act shall be covered by a valid, existing, bona fide*Provisos*.Condition. right or claim initiated under the laws of the United States: *Provided*, That this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the claimant continues to comply with the lawMineral, etc., lands reserved. under which the claim or right was initiated: *Provided*, That there shall be reserved to the United States all oil, coal, and other mineral deposits that may be found in the land so granted and all necessaryReversion for nonuser. use of the land for extracting same: *Provided further*, That said city and county shall not have the right to sell or convey the land herein granted, or any part thereof, or to devote the same to any other purpose than as before described, and that if the said lands shall be for any purpose other than public park purposes the same, or such parts thereof so used, shall revert to the United States.
Approved, August 25, 1914.