Chapter 42. Authorizing the President to take possession, on behalf of the United States, for use as sites for permanent aviation stations for the Army and Navy and for aviation school purposes, of the whole of North Island in the harbor of San Diego, California, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 42.— An Act Authorizing the President to take possession, on behalf of the United States, for use as sites for permanent aviation stations for the Army and Navy and for aviation school purposes, of the whole of North Island in the harbor of San Diego, California, and for other purposes. July 27, 1917.[[H. R. 4892](/us/bill/65/hr/4892).][[Public, No. 31](/us/pl/65/31).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the President be, and North Island, San Diego Harbor, Cal.Possession authorized of, for aviation purposes.he is hereby, authorized to cause possession to be taken forthwith, on behalf of the United States, for use for national defense and in connection therewith as sites for permanent aviation stations for the Army and Navy and for aviation school purposes, of the whole of North Island, in the harbor of San Diego, California, and the provisions Vesting of title waived.[R.
S., sec. 355, p. 60](/us/rs/s355/p60).of section three hundred and fifty-five, Revised Statutes, shall not apply to the expenditure of any appropriations for improvements thereon for aviation purposes. 248 Condemnation proceedings.The Attorney General or the claimants to the said North Island are authorized to make application for the determination and appraisement of any rights private parties may have in the said island over and beyond any rights thereto in the United States to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California; the proceedings to be prosecuted in accordance with the laws of the State of California relating to the condemnation of property Appeal.for public use.
Either party may take an appeal from the judgment of such court direct to the Supreme Court of the United States within Payment of determined value into court.ninety days after such judgment is rendered. Upon the final ascertainment of the value of any right, title, or interest adjudged to be in any private claimants to the said island there shall be paid into court the value of the same as so determined, together with interest thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum from date possession thereof was taken as herein authorized; and thereupon the United Distribution to owners.States shall be vested with title to said lands.
The amount so paid shall be distributed by order of the court to the owner or owners of such right, title, or interest in said island as their respective interests Appropriation.may be determined by the court. The amount necessary to pay the awards in favor of private claimants is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise specifically appropriated, to be disbursed under orders of the Secretary of War. Approved, July 27, 1917.