Chapter 282. To authorize the Secretary of War to grant a perpetual easement for railroad right of way over and upon a portion of the military reservation on Anastasia Island, in the State of Florida
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CHAP. 282.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to grant a perpetual easement for railroad right of way over and upon a portion of the military reservation on Anastasia Island, in the State of Florida. February 21, 1925.[[S. 4152](/us/bill/68/s/4152).][[Public, No. 438](/us/pl/68/438).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Anastasia Island, Fla.Saint Johns Electric Company granted right of way over military reservation on.
That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant and convey to the Saint Johns Electric Company, an electric power and railroad corporation, organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida, its successors and assigns, a perpetual easement, subject to the proviso in section 2 herein, for electric railroad purposes over and upon the following-described property, being a part of the military reservation on Anastasia Island, in the State of Florida, to wit:Beginning at a point in old right of way of the Saint JohnsDescription.
Electric Company in the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 7 south, range 30 east, said point of beginning being one hundred and twenty-five feet from the north line and five hundred and seventy-two feet from the west line of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 7 south, range 30 east, running thence generally in a southerly direction to a point in the half-section line of section 27, township 7 south, range 30 east, said point being one hundred and eighty-one feet east of the section line between sections 27 and 28, township 7 south, range 30 east; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point in the south line of lot 10 of section 27, township 7 south, range 30 east, said point being three hundred and twenty-six feet east of the southwest corner of said lot 10; said perpetual easement to be one hundred feet on each side of the center of the track of railroadConstruction of tracks, etc. company and six thousand one hundred and thirty-eight feet in length: with full power to locate and construct railroad tracks, sidings, switches, stations, and other appurtenances thereon and to use said property for any and all purposes appurtenant to its business: *Provided*, That no part of the property hereby granted*Proviso*.Restricted to railroad purposes, reversion for nonuse. shall be used for any other than railroad purposes, and that when960 the property above described shall cease to be so used it shall revert to the United States of America.
Sec. 2. Conveyance subject to control, etc., of United States in an emergency. The said conveyance shall be subject to the conditions and reversion hereinbefore provided for, and shall be used for the purposes hereinbefore described only, and shall be subject to the right of the United States in case of an emergency to assume control of, hold, use, and occupy, temporarily or otherwise, without license, consent or leave from said corporation, any or all of said land for any and all military, naval, or lighthouse purposes, free from any conveyance, charges, encumbrances, or liens made, created, *Provisos*.No Government liability.permitted, or sanctioned thereon by said corporation: *Provided*, That the United States shall not be or become liable for any damages or compensation whatever to the said corporation for any future use by the Government of any or all of the above-described landReconveyance of prior right of way. for any of the above-mentioned purposes: *Provided further*, That this grant shall not become effective until there shall have been reconveyed to the United States free from all incumbrances the title to that portion of the right-of-way of the St.
John’s Electric Company across this reservation which will be superseded by the new right-of-way. Approved, February 21, 1925.