Chapter 110. Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to convey certain lands to the State of Missouri for enlargement of the State Capitol grounds of that State
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CHAP. 110.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to convey certain lands to the State of Missouri for enlargement of the State Capitol grounds of that State. October 17, 1921.[[H. R. 8297](/us/bill/67/hr/8297).][[Public, No. 81](/us/pl/67/81).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Missouri.Part of public building site. Jefferson City, granted to, for enlarging Capitol grounds. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to convey by quitclaim deed to the State of Missouri, for enlargement of the State Capitol grounds, and for no other purpose, all the right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to that portion of Stewart Street, in the rear of the Federal building site, Description.Jefferson City, Missouri, which is particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southerly line of Main Street and the concrete curb on the westerly side of Stewart Street, said point being distant north forty-six degrees twenty-four minutes west, fifty-nine feet from the northwesterly corner of the foundation of the two-story brick residence situate at the southeasterly comer of Main and Stewart Streets, running thence south forty-three degrees and thirty-eight minutes west along said curb line one hundred and fifty-one and four-tenths feet to a point on said curb; thence on a curve to the right (the radius of which is ten feet) fifteen and one-half feet to a point of reverse curve to the left; thence along said reverse curve (the radius of which is thirty-eight feet) fifty-nine and one-half feet to the point of tangent to said curve; thence south forty-three degrees and thirty-eight minutes west, twenty-three feet to the northerly line of inlot numbered three hundred and twenty-eight, which is also the southerly line of Stewart Street; thence north forty-six degrees and twenty-four minutes west along the northerly line of said inlot, seventy-six and seven-tenths feet to the northwesterly comer of said inlot; thence north forty-three degrees and thirty-eight minutes east, eighty feet to the northerly line of Stewart Street; thence south forty-six degrees and twenty-four minutes east and along the northerly line of said Stewart Street one hundred and four and seven-tenths feet to the intersection of the westerly line of the north angle of Stewart Street; thence north forty-three degrees and thirty-eight minutes east and along the westerly line of said Stewart Street one hundred and forty-one and eight-tenths feet to the southerly line of Main Street; thence south forty-six degrees and twenty-four minutes east and along the southerly line of Main Street twenty feet *Proviso*.Use restricted.to the place of beginning: *Provided, however*, That the State of Missouri shall not have the right to sell or convey the described premises, nor to devote the same to any other purpose than as here in before described, and shall not erect thereon any structures or improvements except such as are incidental to boundaries and Reversion for non-user.ornamentation as part of the State Capitol grounds; and in the event that said premises shall not be used as above provided and as part of the said State Capitol grounds and cared for and maintained as such, the right, title, and interest hereby authorized to be conveyed shall revert to the United States.
Approved, October 17, 1921.