Chapter 502. To authorize the sale, under provisions of the Act of March 12, 1926 (Public, Numbered 45), of surplus War Department real property
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CHAP. 502.— An Act To authorize the sale, under provisions of the Act of March 12, 1926 (Public, Numbered 45), of surplus War Department real property.March 4, 1927.[[S. 4305](/us/bill/69/s/4305).][[Public, No. 796](/us/pl/69/796).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lands for military purposes.Sale of tracts, etc,, no longer needed.*Ante*, p. 203. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell or cause to be sold, under the provisions of the Act of March 12, 1926, the several tracts or parcels of real property hereinafter designated, or any portion thereof, upon determination by him that said tracts or parcels are no longer needed for military purposes, and to execute and deliver in the name of the United States and in its behalf any and all contracts, conveyances, or other instruments necessary to effectuate such sale and conveyance:
Name of reservation—Fort Wayne, Michigan; Matanzas MilitaryNames designated. Reservation, Florida (excepting approximately one acre on which is located an old Spanish fortification declared a national monumentVol. 43, p. 1969. by proclamation of the President under date of October 15, 1924) ; Camp Upton, New York; Lafayette Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (lot in); Odd Fellows Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (nine thousand and forty square feet) ; American Mechanics Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (six lots);
Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England (fifty-eight lots); Newport Cemetery, Lincoln, England (thirteen lots); Washington Point, Norfolk, Virginia:Washington Point, Va.*Proviso*.Cemetery lots, etc. *Provided*, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell or cause to be sold, in the manner and upon such terms as he shall deem expedient, the several cemetery lots and Washington Point, Norfolk, Virginia, hereinbefore designated, and to execute and deliver in the name of the United States and in its behalf any and all contracts, conveyances, or other instruments necessary to effectuate such sale and conveyance: *Provided further*, That the expense of sale be paid from the proceeds thereof, and the net proceeds deposited in theExpenses of sale from proceeds.
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Military Post Construction Fund; Fort McPherson Target Range. Waco, Georgia; Fort Moultrie Rifle Range, South Carolina:Fort Moultrie Rifle Range, S. C.Purchase of Mount Pleasant Target Range from, proceeds. *Provided*, That from the proceeds of the sale of Fort Moultrie Rifle Range. South Carolina, the sum of not more than $20,200 be applied to the purchase by the Secretary of War of those tracts of land commonly known as the Mount Pleasant Target Range, by exercising the option and right to purchase contained in the lease dated June 25, 1919, effective July 1, 1919, ending December 31, 1929, and signed by George F.
Goblet, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as the lessor; Coronado Beach Military Reservation, Coronado, California (part, approximately thirty-three acres); Omaha Depot, Omaha, Nebraska; Springfield Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts (part, approximately thirteen acres). Approved, March 4, 1927.