Chapter 64. Granting to the town of Nevadaville, Colorado, the right to purchase certain lands for the protection of water supply
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CHAP. 64.— An Act Granting to the town of Nevadaville, Colorado, the right to purchase certain lands for the protection of water supply. February 27, 1915.[[S. 2513](/us/bill/63/s/2513).][[Public, No. 256](/us/pl/63/256).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the town of Nevadaville,Public lauds.Grant of lands to Nevadaville, Colo., for water supply. a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado, is hereby granted the right to purchase the public lands situate in the county of Clear Creek, Colorado, described as follows:
Beginning at corner numberedDescription. one, from which corner the south one-fourth corner section thirty-two, township two south, range seventy-three west of the sixth principal meridian, bears north sixty-five degrees eight minutes twelve seconds east seven thousand two hundred and twenty-seven and seven-tenths feet; thence south forty-six degrees forty-six minutes east six hundred and eighty-one feet to comer numbered two; thence south forty-three degrees fourteen minutes west one hundred and seventy-five feet to corner numbered three, from which corner numbered three corner numbered one of survey numbered sixteen thousand three hundred and eighty bears south seventy degrees twenty-two minutes east two hundred and twenty-three feet; thence south forty-six degrees twenty-three minutes east two thousand and ninety-four and ninety-seven one-hundredths feet to corner numbered four; thence south sixty-four degrees twenty-two minutes east seven hundred and thirty feet to corner numbered five, from which corner the south one-fourth corner section thirty-two, township two south, range seventy-three west, sixth principal meridian, bears north thirty-six degrees thirty-six minutes twenty-one seconds east six thousand seven hundred and nineteen and seventeen one-hundredths feet; thence south fifty-two degrees fifty-five minutes west two hundred and fifty-six feet to corner numbered six, from which corner numbered six corner numbered one of survey numbered814 nineteen thousand and fifteen bears south sixty degrees fifty minutes east one hundred and thirteen and six-tenths feet; thence north sixty-one degrees eighteen minutes forty-three seconds west six hundred and seventy-five and twenty-three one-hundredths feet to comer numbered seven; thence north forty-four degrees fifty-nine minutes west two thousand and ninety-five and one-tenth feet to corner numbered eight; thence south forty-three degrees fourteen minutes west one hundred and seventy-five feet to corner numbered nine; thence north forty-six degrees forty-six minutes west six hundred and eighty-one feet to corner numbered ten; thence north forty-three degrees fourteen minutes east five hundred feet to corner numbered one, the place of beginning; all of said land being situate in unsubdivided township three south, range seventy-three west of the sixth principal meridian (the survey of said land being bounded at its corners with rock monuments chiseled N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, consecutively), and containing nineteen and four hundred and seventy-four one-thousandths plus acres, of which two and seventy-five one-thousandthsPrice. acres under survey numbered sixteen thousand three hundred and eighty are in conflict, leaving a total of seventeen and three hundred and ninety-nine one-thousandths acres, more or less, upon the payment of $1.25 per acre by said town to the United States.
Sec. 2. Time for purchase. That within one year after the survey of the foregoing-described property proposed to be granted to the town of Nevadaville, and within two years after the passage of this Act, said town may purchase said lands by paying the amounts prescribed in section one hereof, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to cause the same to be patented to said town. Sec 3. Existing rights not impaired. That the grant hereby made is, and the patent issued here-under shall be, subject to all legal rights heretofore acquired by any person or persons in or to the above-described premises, or any part thereof, and now existing under and by virtue of the laws of the*Provisos*.Mineral rights, etc., reserved.
United States or of the State of Colorado: *Provided*, That there is reserved to the United States all gas, oil, coal, and other mineral deposits and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same:Surveying. *And provided further*, That the cost of the survey, mentioned in section two of this Act, shall be paid by the said town of Nevadaville:Reversion for nonuser, *And provided further*, That in the event said lands are ever abandoned and not used for municipal purposes all right, title, and interest therein to be conveyed to the said town of Nevadaville by this Act shall be forfeited and the same shall revert to the United States.
Approved, February 27, 1915.