Chapter 114. Transferring the tract of land known as Craney Island from the jurisdiction of the War Department to the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department and transferring the tract of land known as Fishermans Island from the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department to the jurisdiction of the War Department
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CHAP. 114.— An Act Transferring the tract of land known as Craney Island from the jurisdiction of the War Department to the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department and transferring the tract of land known as Fishermans Island from the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department to the jurisdiction of the War Department. November 19, 1919. [[S. 2495](/us/bill/66/s/2495).] [[Public, No. 87](/us/pl/66/87).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Craney Island, Va.Transferred for Public Health Service use.
That the military reservation known as Craney Island, now under the control and jurisdiction of the War Department, lying on the western side of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk County, Virginia, and bounded by the waters of the Elizabeth River, Craney Island Creek, Thoroughfare Creek, and James River, be, and the same hereby is, transferred to and placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Treasury Department for Fishermans Island.Transferred for Army uses.the use of the Public Health Service; and that the sandspit or island called Fishermans Island, or Linen Bar, now under the control and jurisdiction of the Treasury Department, situate, lying, and being in the county of Northampton off the point of Cape Charles, between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, in the eastern district of Virginia, about twelve miles south of Cape Charles City and about one and one-quarter miles from Cape Charles Light, containing two hundred and twenty-five acres, more or less, above high-water mark, be, and the same hereby is, transferred to and placed under the control and jurisdiction of the War Department for use for military purposes.
Approved, November 19, 1919.