N.Y. STL Law § 25 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 3 / Section 25
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§ 25. Authorization of acquisition, and cession of jurisdiction\nthereupon during ownership by the United States, with reservation of\nright to serve process. The United States has been authorized to acquire\nthe following tracts or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof has\nbeen ceded to the United States, upon such acquisition, on condition\nthat such jurisdiction should not prevent the execution thereon of any\nprocess, civil or criminal, issued under the authority of the state,\nexcept as such process might affect the property of the United States\ntherein, and that such jurisdiction shall continue in the United States\nso long only as the land shall remain the property of the United States.\n  1. At sundry places for fortifications. Certain tracts of land in or\nnear Buffalo, at or near the mouth of the Genesee river, at or near\nSackett's Harbor; and certain islands in the St. Lawrence river, between\nSt. Regis and the Thousand Islands, for the sites of fortifications or\ndefensive works.\n  2. In the city of Buffalo. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nBuffalo, not exceeding (in the whole) one acre, for the purpose of\nerecting a custom-house, warehouse, court-rooms, post-office, or for\neither or any of such purposes, and for steamboat inspectors.\n  3. In the city of Buffalo. A tract of land in the city of Buffalo, not\nexceeding one acre, for the purpose of erecting a government building\nthereon.\n  4. In Sackett's Harbor. A tract of land in the village of Sackett's\nHarbor, in the county of Jefferson, and bounded as follows:\n"Southwesterly by the main street in said village, southeasterly by\nlands now or late of Edmund Luff and John Warden, heretofore conveyed to\nthem by Augustus Sackett, and on the other sides by the waters of said\nharbor and of Black River bay, and commonly called Navy point, and the\nmilitary establishment usually called Fort Tompkins, and being the same\npremises heretofore conveyed to the United States of America by the\nexecutors of the late Henry Eckford, containing about three acres of\nland more or less," for the purpose of erecting and maintaining thereon\nfortifications, defensive works or buildings for officers' quarters, and\nother necessary government purposes.\n  5. Islands in the St. Lawrence river. Certain islands, or parts\nthereof, in the St. Lawrence river, for sites for beacon lights and\nother necessary government purposes.\n  6. North Dumplin island. A tract of land in Long Island sound, called\nthe North Dumplin or Hammock, containing about one acre, for the purpose\nof erecting a light-house thereon.\n  7. In the city of Oswego. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nOswego, not (in the whole) exceeding one acre, for the purpose of\nerecting a custom-house, warehouse, post-office and court-room thereon.\n  8. In the village of Plattsburgh. A tract or tracts of land in the\nvillage of Plattsburgh, not exceeding (in the whole) one acre and a\nhalf, for the purpose of erecting a custom-house, warehouse,\npost-office, and court-rooms, or either of them.\n  9. In the town of Plattsburgh. A tract or tracts of land in the town\nof Plattsburgh, Clinton county, not exceeding in all one thousand acres,\nfor military purposes, for use as a parade ground, or for any military\npurposes connected with the United States military post at Plattsburgh.\n  10. In the city of Utica. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nUtica, not exceeding in all one acre, for the purpose of erecting a\nbuilding thereon to be used as a post-office and courthouse.\n  11. In the city of Albany. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nAlbany, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government\nbuilding thereon.\n  12. In the city of Utica. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nUtica, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government building\nthereon.\n  13. In the city of New York. A tract of land in the city of New York,\nbounded by Whitehall, Pearl, Moore and Water streets, together with the\nbuildings thereon, formerly known as the Old Produce Exchange.\n  14. In the city of New York. A tract of land with the buildings and\nimprovements thereon in the city of New York, bounded by Washington,\nWest, Laight and Hubert streets, and occupied on March 16, 1883, by the\nUnited States, under lease, for customs purposes.\n  15. In the city of New York. A tract of land in the city of New York,\ndescribed as follows: Constituting the triangular piece of land, being\nthat portion of the grounds commonly known as the Battery in the city of\nNew York, lying westwardly of and adjoining the lands belonging to the\nUnited States on April 29, 1873, and between such lands and the slip or\nbasin in the said Battery known as the New Whitehall boat slip.\n  16. At New Brighton, Richmond county. A tract of land at New Brighton,\nRichmond county, adjoining the light-house depot, as it existed on\nFebruary 19, 1880, and on the west side thereof, not exceeding two\nacres, for the purpose of such light-house depot.\n  17. In the city of Rochester. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nRochester, not exceeding one acre, for the purpose of erecting a\ngovernment building thereon.\n  18. In the city of Syracuse. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nSyracuse, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government\nbuilding thereon.\n  19. In the city of Poughkeepsie. A tract or tracts of land in the city\nof Poughkeepsie, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a\ngovernment building thereon.\n  20. In the city of Troy. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nTroy, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government building\nthereon.\n  21. In the city of Auburn. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nAuburn, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government\nbuilding thereon.\n  22. In the city of Hudson. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nHudson, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government\nbuilding thereon.\n  23. In the city of Binghamton. A tract or tracts of land in the city\nof Binghamton, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government\nbuilding thereon.\n  24. At New Lots, Kings county. A tract of land partly in the town of\nNew Lots, Kings county, and partly in the town of Newtown, Queens\ncounty, containing fifteen and thirty-nine one-hundredths acres, for\nestablishing a national cemetery.\n  25. In the city of Newburgh. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nNewburgh, Orange county, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining\nthereon a public building for the accommodation of the post-office and\nother government offices.\n  26. In the city of Watertown. A tract or tracts of land in the city of\nWatertown not exceeding two acres, for the erection of a government\nbuilding thereon.\n  27. At Mt. McGregor, Saratoga county. A tract of land upon Mt.\nMcGregor, in Saratoga county, described as follows: "Commencing at the\nnortheast corner of the lot herein granted, upon which lot is located a\ncottage known as the 'Drexel' cottage, and at a point where an iron pin\nis driven into the ground, and running southerly on a line parallel with\nthe easterly foundation of said cottage, and fifty feet distant\ntherefrom, one hundred and forty-six feet to an iron pin driven into the\nground at the southeast corner of said lot; thence westerly on a line\nparallel with the southerly foundation of said cottage and fifty feet\ndistant therefrom one hundred and thirty-one feet to an iron pin driven\ninto the ground at the southwest corner of said lot; thence northerly on\na line parallel with the westerly foundation of said cottage and fifty\nfeet distant therefrom, one hundred and forty-six feet, to an iron pin\ndriven into the ground at the northwest corner of said lot; thence\neasterly on a line parallel with the northerly foundation of said\ncottage and fifty feet distant therefrom, one hundred and thirty-one\nfeet, to the place of beginning."\n  28. On Long Island and Plumb island near Sheepshead bay. One or more\npieces of land, measuring in the aggregate not exceeding sixty acres,\nsituate adjacent to and on the east side of the present military post of\nthe United States at Fort Hamilton, Gravesend bay, New York, and more\nparticularly described as follows: "Beginning at a point in the\nhigh-water line, where the eastern boundary line of the United States\nreservation at Fort Hamilton intersects said high-water line; running\nthence along said eastern boundary line north thirty degrees east one\nthousand eight hundred and ninety-eight and eight-tenths feet; thence\nsouth sixty-four degrees and fifty minutes east six hundred and\nfifty-nine and forty-five hundredths feet; thence south forty-four\ndegrees and thirty-five minutes east one thousand one hundred and\nseventy feet; thence south forty-five degrees and twenty-five minutes\nwest one thousand and one feet to the high-water line; thence along said\nhigh-water line to the point and place of beginning.\n  A piece of land on Plumb island near the eastern border of Sheepshead\nbay, New York, measuring fifty acres, more or less, taken from the\neastern end of said island, and more particularly described as follows:\nBeginning at a point on said island near the center thereof, which point\nis situated south seventy-nine degrees and twenty-three minutes west\nfrom the United States coast survey station on the eastern end of said\nisland and is distant one thousand five hundred and twenty feet\ntherefrom; running thence due south three hundred and fifty feet, more\nor less, to the high-water line of Sheepshead bay; thence eastward along\nthe high-water line of Sheepshead bay two thousand eight hundred and\nsixty feet, more or less, to the extreme eastern end of the island;\nthence northwestwardly along the high-water line, following the meander\nof Broad creek, to a line running directly north and south through the\npoint of beginning hereinbefore fixed and located, and thence due south\nto the said point of beginning, containing fifty acres, more or less.\nUpon the said lands so acquired near Fort Hamilton, and upon Plumb\nisland, the United States may erect fortifications, barracks, wharves,\nand other structures for the defense of the southern or main entrance to\nNew York harbor.\n  29. Town of Southfield, Richmond county, for fortification purposes.\nTwo parcels of land, containing in the aggregate about six and one-half\nacres, situate, lying and being adjacent to each other, near to and\nsouthwest from the military post of Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island, in\nthe town of Southfield, county of Richmond, and state of New York, as\nthe same is described in the deed conveying said lands to the United\nStates, recorded in Richmond county clerk's office, in liber two hundred\nand forty of deeds, page three hundred and seventy-four.\n  30. Adjacent to Fort Wadsworth. All those certain tracts or parcels of\nland, situate, lying and being in the village of Edgewater, in the town\nof Southfield, in the county of Richmond and state of New York, adjacent\nto the military reservation of Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island, as\nfollows, to wit: One certain tract of land, containing about fourteen\nacres, and the land and land under water lying in front thereof, and\nbetween ordinary high-water mark of New York bay and the pier and\nbulkhead line established by the United States, and four certain\nadjacent tracts of land, containing in the aggregate about eighty-two\nacres, and about four and eight hundred and fifty-five one-thousandths\nacres of land and land under water, lying in front of that portion\nthereof that borders on the shore of New York bay, and between ordinary\nhigh-water mark of said New York bay and the pier and bulkhead line\nestablished by the United States; and the United States may erect\nfortifications, barracks and other public buildings thereupon, for the\ndefense of New York harbor.\n  31. On Ward's island, East river, New York county, for light-houses\nand fog signal station. All that certain piece or parcel of land\nsituated on Negro point, south part of Ward's island, Hell Gate, East\nriver, in the city of New York, New York, particularly bounded and\ndescribed as follows: "Beginning at a certain point distant seven feet\nand six inches from the outer edge of sea wall, marked 'A' on a plot\nsurvey made by William T. Rossell, engineer third light-house district,\nNovember, nineteen hundred and one, where the angle included between the\nranges to spire on center of main building male lunatic asylum on Ward's\nisland and Hallett's point (Hell Gate) post light is one hundred and\ntwenty-one degrees and forty-seven minutes, and the angle between the\nranges to Hallett's point (Hell Gate) post light, and Presbyterian\nchurch is twenty-nine degrees and forty-eight minutes, and running\nthence a course north eleven degrees and fifty-four minutes east in the\ndirection of spire on Ward's island, seventy-nine feet and six inches,\nthence south, eighty-four degrees and forty-two minutes west\nthirty-three feet and one inch, thence north eighty-nine degrees and\nfifty-four minutes west nineteen feet and five inches; thence north\neighty-seven degrees and thirty-six minutes west thirty-four feet and\nseven inches; thence north eighty-two degrees and thirty minutes west\nsixty-two feet and eleven inches, thence south eleven degrees and\nfifty-four minutes west, one hundred and one feet and three inches,\nuntil reaching the outer edge of sea wall; thence turning northeasterly,\nfollowing said sea wall, about one hundred and fifty-four feet to a\nplace opposite to the place of beginning, and thence running the first\nmentioned course seven feet and six inches to the point of beginning,\nwith the right of way to and from said property."\n  32. In the city of Buffalo, site for marine hospital. A tract of land\nin the city of Buffalo, or in the county of Erie within ten miles of the\nboundaries of such city, to be used as a site for a marine hospital.\n  33. Esopus island in Hudson river, Dutchess county. All the southerly\npart of Esopus island beginning at the southerly extremity and extending\nnortherly to an east and west line across the neck of land connecting\nthe two main portions of the island at its narrowest point at\nhigh-water, and the land shall be used only for the purpose of erecting\nthereon a light-house, beacons, light-house keepers' dwelling and works\nfor improving navigation.\n  34. Lands under water in New York harbor. The lands under water in the\nharbor of New York, described as follows: "Beginning at a point on the\nexterior line or boundary of land under water in New York harbor, at\nGovernor's island, granted to the United States of America by a patent\ndated May twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty, issued by the\ncommissioners of the land office of the state of New York, pursuant to\nan act of the legislature of the state of New York passed May seventh,\neighteen hundred and eighty, entitled 'An act relinquishing title and\njurisdiction to the United States over certain lands covered with water\nin the harbor of New York at Governor's, Bedloe's, Ellis' and David's\nislands, and Forts Lafayette, Hamilton, Wadsworth and Schuyler, 'which\npoint is at the junction of the fourth and fifth lines of the\ndescription of said boundary; and extending thence south seventy degrees\nthirty-seven minutes west a distance of two thousand one hundred and\nfifty-nine feet; thence north forty-two degrees fifty-four minutes west\na distance of thirteen hundred feet; thence north forty degrees\ntwenty-seven minutes east a distance of two thousand one hundred and\nsixty-one feet to a point on the aforesaid boundary of said land under\nwater granted to the United States of America by said patent as\ndescribed above, being at the junction of the sixth and seventh lines of\nthe description of said boundary; thence following respectively the\nsixth and fifth lines of said description by courses as follows: South\neighteen degrees fifty-five minutes east a distance of fifteen hundred\nand sixty-five feet; thence south sixty-eight degrees twenty-seven\nminutes east a distance of one thousand and eighty feet to the point of\nbeginning; the bearings of lines herein described being referred to the\nsame meridian as the bearings of the aforesaid description of land\ngranted in eighteen hundred and eighty, which meridian has its north\npoint two degrees thirty-five minutes west from the observed true\nnorth."\n  35. Lands under water in New York harbor. The lands under water in the\nharbor of New York, described as follows: "Beginning at a point on the\nexterior line or boundary of land under water in New York harbor, at\nGovernor's island, granted to the United States of America by a patent\ndated March seventh, nineteen hundred and one, issued by the\ncommissioners of the land office of the state of New York, approved\nFebruary twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and one, entitled 'An act\ngiving authority to the commissioners of the land office to grant and\nconvey to the United States of America, certain lands under water in the\nharbor of New York at Governor's island, and to cede jurisdiction to the\nUnited States over said lands under water,' being chapter forty-six of\nthe laws of nineteen hundred and one, which point is at the junction of\nthe third and fourth lines of the description of said boundary; and\nextending thence south forty-three degrees thirty-two minutes west a\ndistance of two thousand seven hundred thirty-two feet; thence south,\nthree degrees fifty-nine minutes east a distance of seven hundred twenty\nfeet; thence south sixty-seven degrees forty-four minutes east a\ndistance of seven hundred seventy feet; thence north sixty-seven degrees\neleven minutes east a distance of two thousand eight hundred sixty-three\nfeet, to a point on the aforesaid boundary of said land under water\ngranted to the United States of America by said patent as described\nabove, being at the commencement of the first line or starting point, of\nthe description of said boundary; thence following respectively the\nfirst, second and third lines of said description by courses as follows,\nnamely: south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west a distance of\ntwo thousand one hundred fifty-nine feet; thence north forty-two degrees\nfifty-four minutes west a distance of one thousand three hundred feet;\nthence north forty degrees twenty-seven minutes east a distance of two\nthousand one hundred sixty-one feet to the point of beginning; the\nbearings of lines herein described being referred to the same meridian\nas the bearings of the aforesaid description of land granted in nineteen\nhundred and one, which meridian has its north point two degrees\nthirty-five minutes west from the observed true north."\n  36. Water supply at West Point. Any lands or water, or any rights or\neasements in lands or water in the town of Highlands, county of Orange\nand state of New York, at or adjacent to Popolopen creek in said county\ndeemed necessary for the purpose of increasing the water supply for\ndomestic and other uses to and for the government reservation and\nmilitary academy at West Point, New York, and consent is also given to\nthe acquisition by the United States of America of lands and water and\nrights in lands and water needed for the erection of any buildings or\nstructures necessary to carry out such purposes and for the construction\nand maintenance of a pipe line or other conduits adequate to carry such\nwater supply from the reservoirs erected or to be erected by the United\nStates of America, upon the lands acquired by it for the purposes\naforesaid to the said United States reservation at West Point, New York.\n  37. Constitution island, Putnam county. All that tract of land lying\neast of the easterly bank of the Hudson river and west of the westerly\nline or side of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad company's\nland situate in the county of Putnam and state of New York, and formerly\nknown as East Point, and now commonly known as Constitution island,\nlying opposite to the West Point military reservation.\n  38. In the county of Rockland. All that tract or parcel of land in the\ncounty of Rockland and state of New York, bounded and described as\nfollows: "Beginning at a point in the west line of the boulevard, so\ncalled, where the same intersects the boundary line between the states\nof New York and New Jersey, and running thence northerly to a monument\nmarked number six, on the map of Palisades, by J. H. Serviss, dated\neighteen hundred and seventy-four, said map being on file at New City,\nin the county of Rockland and state of New York; thence eastwardly on a\nstraight line to the high-water line in the Hudson river at a point\nseven hundred feet south of the south line of the patent to George\nLockhart, dated February twentieth, sixteen hundred and eighty-five, and\nthence in a southerly direction along the said high-water line to the\nboundary line between the states of New York and New Jersey; thence\nwesterly along said boundary line to the point or place of beginning.\nAnd also all lands, docks, piers, bulkheads and buildings; water and\nlands under water; rights of navigation and dockage and riparian rights;\nand all rights, titles and forfeitures of, in or to the same; pertaining\nto said tract, or in front of, or between the same and the center of the\nHudson river."\n  And it is hereby provided that the United States may hold and use said\ntract or any part thereof for the purpose of preserving, securing and\nemploying the same for military, naval and other purposes, as may be\nrequired, the same to be applied from time to time to such of said\npurposes as may be designated; and the United States may erect\nfortifications and other public buildings and lay out and maintain\nroads, drill grounds and other open spaces thereon, and build docks,\npiers, bulkheads and wharves and do any and all things necessary or\nconvenient for the purposes aforesaid.\n  39. In Queens county, for range lights for entering Cold Spring\nharbor.  Two sites not exceeding five acres each for the establishment\nof range lights for entering Cold Spring harbor, Queens county.\n