Chapter 766. To authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a portion of the Baton Rouge national cemetery for use as a public street

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Chap. 766: To authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a portion of the Baton Rouge national cemetery for use as a public street. Chapter 766 45 Stat. 758 1928-05-26 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public 758 Chapter 766.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a portion of the Baton Rouge national cemetery for use as a public street.

May 26, 1928.[[H. R. 8742](/us/bill/70/hr/8742).][[Public, No. 530](/us/pl/70/530).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Baton Rouge National Cemetery, La.Portion of, conveyed to Baton Rouge, for use as public street.Description.of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, subject to such conditions as may seem to him proper, to convey by proper quitclaim deed, to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a municipal corporation of the State of Louisiana, for use as a public street, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of ground thirty-one and five-tenths feet by three hundred and twenty-two feet between parallel lines and fronting thirty-one and five-tenths on the north side of Convention Street and thirty-one and five-tenths on the south side of Florida Street, being the east thirty-one and five-tenths feet of square 21 in that part of the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, known as Hickey Duncan and Mather Town as shown on map made by William G.

Waller, civil engineer, dated July 18, 1878, on file with clerk of the court in the courthouse of East Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana, being that small portion of land belonging *Provisos.*Written notice of acceptance required.to the national cemetery at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, lying outside the cemetery wall: *Provided,* That prior to the delivery of any conveyance under this Act the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shall notify the Secretary of War, in writing, of its willingness to accept and maintain as a public street the parcel of ground included in such Jurisdiction of United States to cease, and vest in State of Louisiana.conveyance: *Provided further,* That upon the execution and delivery of any conveyance herein authorized the jurisdiction of the United States of America, which has been heretofore ceded to the United States by the State of Louisiana over such parcel of ground, shall hereby cease and determine and shall hereafter vest and be in the State of Louisiana.

Reversion if property cease to be used for street purposes. Sec. 2. No part of the property granted and conveyed by the Secretary of War for the purposes aforesaid shall be used for any other than street purposes, and when said property shall cease to be so used it shall revert to the United States of America together with jurisdiction over such parcel of ground. Approved, May 26, 1928.

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