Chapter 132. To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to transfer the Barnegat Light Station to the State of New Jersey
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CHAP. 132.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to transfer the Barnegat Light Station to the State of New Jersey.April 13, 1926. [[S. 1746](/us/bill/69/s/1746).] [[Public, No. 115](/us/pl/69/115).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Barnegat Light Station.Transfer of to New Jersey authorized. That the Secretary of Commerce be, and he is hereby, authorized to convey to the State of New Jersey the Barnegat Lighthouse Reservation, New Jersey, and tower thereon, the reservation being described as follows in deed of April 22, 1857, from John Ashley Brown to the United States: 249 All that certain tract or lot of land situate, lying, and being onDescription of land, etc.
Long Beach in the township of Union, county of Ocean and State of New Jersey, being a part of the tract of land conveyed by Jacob D. Harring and wife by duly executed deed under their hands and seals, dated the 2d of April, anno Domini, 1851, and recorded in the clerk’s office of the county of Ocean at Toms River, in book 2 of deeds, page 108, to Joseph Brown in fee, and by the said Joseph Brown and wife conveyed to the said John Ashley Brown in fee by deed duly executed under their hands and seals, bearing date the 16th day of April, anno Domini, 1857, reference being had to said deeds as will more fully appear and is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of a lot of land belonging to the United States, running south two degrees east eight hundred and fifty feet to a stake or stone, thence north eighty-eight degrees east five hundred and twenty-eight feet, to a stake or stone, thence north two degrees west eight hundred and fifty feet to the southeast corner of the lot belonging to the United States; thence along the line of the said lot five hundred and twenty-eight feet to the place of beginning, containing ten acres more or less, together with the right of way over the said John Ashley Brown premises, and the free passage of persons to and from said premises conveyed by these presents, with any and all kinds of teams, carriages, wagons, or other vehicles from any landing place now used or hereafter to be used either upon the bay, inlet, or ocean side, with the free use of said landings upon his said premises, subject to the following conditions; that is to say, the said party of the second part shall restrict the keepers of the lighthouse and other improvements about to be erected upon said premises, or any other persons, from keeping a grocery store, tavern, or boarding house thereon: *Provided*,*Proviso*.Maintenance of light reserved.
That the United States reserves the right for the Lighthouse Service to maintain a light in the tower or at such other place on the reservation as the needs of navigation may require, and the right to enter upon the reservation by the most convenient route for the purpose of maintenance of said light or lights: *Provided further*, That thisState to maintain for historical purposes, etc. transfer is authorized to enable the State of New Jersey to maintain this reservation for historical purposes and for the preservation of the lighthouse tower, and that if the State should not continueReversion for non-user. to use the reservation for these purposes, the said reservation and tower shall revert to the United States.
Approved, April 13, 1926.