Chapter 786. authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes,” approved March 12, 1926
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Chap. 786: To amend section 3 of an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes,” approved March 12, 1926. Chapter 786 45 Stat. 773 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 Chapter 786.— An Act To amend section 3 of an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes,” approved March 12, 1926. May 26, 1928.[[S. 3752](/us/bill/70/s/3752).][[Public, No. 550](/us/pl/70/550).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Land for military purposes.Sale of tracts, etc., no longer needed.Vol. 44, p. 205, amended.
That section 3 of an Act authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 3. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized, directed,Survey of parcel on request of adverse possessor thereof on notice of Government claim. and empowered, in the event it be found that any citizen of the United States, or the ancestors, the assignors, or the predecessors in title of a citizen, either separately or by tacking, shall have for a period of twenty or more years immediately preceding the approval of this Act resided upon and occupied adversely or improved any part or parcel of the aforesaid designated property; or exercised ownership thereof based upon a deed of conveyance, purporting to convey a fee simple title and executed twenty years or more prior to the passage of this Act, and theretofore made by one claiming title to such part or parcel, to have such part or parcel so claimed separately surveyed if requested in writing by a claimant within sixty days after the service of written notice on such person or his tenant or agent that the United States claims suchAuthority for quitclaim deed. land, and to thereafter convey title to the claimant by quitclaim deed upon payment of 10 per centum of the appraised value thereof: *Provided, *That any claimant who fails or refuses for more than*Provisos.*Claimant estopped if no application made, etc. sixty days after the notice herein provided to make written application for survey and submit satisfactory record and other evidence required by the Secretary of War to substantiate the claim that he is entitled to a quitclaim deed under the provisions of this section shall forever be estopped from exercising any claim of title or right of possession to the property: *Provided further, *That the774 Secretary of War may, in his discretion, extend to citizens of theOption to citizens who have occupied property for more than 15 years under lease from War Department, to buy at appraised value.
United States who have themselves or whose predecessors in interest have occupied and improved portions of such reservations under leases from or with the consent of the War Department for more than fifteen years prior to the approval of this Act, an option to buy the portions of such reservations so occupied and improved at the appraised value of the land exclusive of improvements placed thereon; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to convey title to such persons by quitclaim deed upon payment of the appraised value of any such portions: *Provided further, *ThatExpenses limited. in carrying out the provisions of this section the Secretary of War shall not incur any expense other than that incident and necessary to giving the notices required and surveying and platting such of the property as may be claimed by a citizen of the United States.
” " Approved, May 26, 1928.
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- Chapter 786authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes,” approved March 12, 1926
- Chapter 785To amend an Act to authorize the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy to make certain disposition of condemned ordnance, guns, projectiles, and other condemned material in their respective departments
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authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes,” approved March 12, 1926
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