Chapter 410. Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and convey to the State of Connecticut all right and title now vested in the United States to land and buildings thereon known as Fort Hale
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CHAP. 410.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and convey to the State of Connecticut all right and title now vested in the United States to land and buildings thereon known as Fort Hale. September 22, 1922.[[H. R. 11347](/us/bill/67/hr/11347).][[Public, No. 345](/us/67/pl/345).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of WarFort Hale, Conn.Transferred to New Haven. be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer and convey to the State of Connecticut all right and title now vested in the United States to land and buildings in New Haven, Connecticut, known as Fort Hale: *Provided*, That the State of Connecticut shall agree to*Provisos*.To be preserved as Nathan Hale Park. preserve the said land forever as a public park, to be known as Nathan Hale Park: *Provided further* That in the event the said lands areReversion for non-use. not used for the purposes specified in this Act the same shall revert to the Government of the United States: *And provided further*,Right of use for Government purposes reserved.
That the land shall be subject to the right of the United States to at any and all times and in any manner assume control of, hold, use, and occupy without license, consent, or leave from said State any or all of said lands for any and all military, naval, or other governmental purposes, free from any conveyances, charges, encumbrances, or liens made, created, permitted, or sanctioned thereon by said State. Approved, September 22, 1922.