Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-08-23
IPUBI.IC-No. 6S !

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AN ACT to authorize the sale of part of public re-
servation numbered thirteen, in the city Of Wash
ington, and for other PURPOSES.
Be il enacted bq the Senate and House of RrDrcsen-
tGpes of the Unfed States of America in CONGRESS as
Senbed, That the Commissioner of Public Buildings
in the city of Washington be, and he is hereby au-
thorized to sell to the vestTy of Washington parish,
such portion Of the public reservation of land the
city of Washington, numbered thirteen, called the
Hospital Square, as the said ,estry may desire to
purchase, for the purpose Of charging the Washing
ton parish burial ground, not exceeding six acres
Prorded, The Secretary of War and the Secretary
of the Navy shall be Of opinion that the said land
be sold without injury to the public service; and
upon payment being made TO the said Commissioner
for the said land, at the price per which
the United States received for the adjoining square
of ground, numbered eleven hundred and fifteen, he
shall execute conveyance therefor to the SAID YES
try, in the same manner as he now conveys public
lands when sold.
SEC. .. And be IL further enacted That the vcstry
of Washington parish shall have authority to enclose,
possess, and occupy so much of Nineteenth street
east as passes between square numbered eleven hun
dred and fifteen, in the city of Washington, the pre-
sent burial-ground,) and the land proposed by the
first section of this act to be sold land aso with the
consent Of the corporate authority of the city of
Washington, the said vestry may enclose. possess,
and occupy so much Of any street streets as may
pass between the said square numbered eleven hun
urea anu Hlteen anu any Otner WnOle square OF
ground of which il may become the possessor for
the sole purpose of enarging the said
SEC. 3. Afd be il further enacted, That the vestry
of Washington parish shall have power to hold and
enjoy forever any land which it may purchase or
possess for the extension of the Washington parish
battle-ground: Provided, The whole quantity shall
not exceed thirty acres, anything in any former act
to the contrary notwithstanding; and the said vestry
may, from time to time, sell or otherwise dispose of
the said ground for the purposes of burial
SEC. 4. And be further enacted. That the govern
ment of the United States shall be entitled to pur-
chase from the said vesry, and to occupy as buri-
al-ground, for members of Congress and such other
members of the United States government as the
President shall deem it expedient to allow, portion
ton Of the land hereinbefore authorized to be sod
not exceeding one-iourth part thereof, and which
portion shall be laid out in compact form, and
at such place the Secretaries aforesaid shall
lect: Prorfded, That the ground so authorized to
be purchased and used by the government, shall be
paid for from time to time it is actually used at
the price demanded by the vestry for gravesites on
other parts Of the same grounds: And provided, al
so, That this reservation of the right to purchase to
the extent aforesaid shall not be held to subject the
United states to any part of the expense of putting
up or keeping up the enclosures of the said burning
ground, or other expense incident thereto.
Approved July rs, ls4s.