New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-30
IPrBLIC-NO. 1881


AN ACT to relinquish the interest OF the
United States in certain lands to the Guy
and county of San Francisco.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That all
the right and title Of the United States to
the military reservation in the city and
county of San Francisco, in the State OF
California, known as the Point San Jose mill
tary reservation, be, and the same are here
by, relinquished and granted to the said
city and county, and its successors, for the
uses and purposes as follows:
First, To maintain all streets and alleys
as now laid out in the official map of the
city of San Francisco. Second. And then
in trust to grant and convey the remainder
of said lands to the parties severaliy who
are at the date Of the passage of this act in
the actual bona fide possession thereof by
themselves or their tenants. and in such par
cells as the same are so held and possessed
by them; or who, if they have not such
possession, were deprived thereof by the
United States military authorities when they
went into the occupancy of said military re-
servation; or were deprived thereof by IN
truders or trespassers against WHOM pos
session may be recovered by legal process.
Third. To have and to hold all the resi-
due. if any, of said lands, for the use and
benefit of said city, there being excepted
from this REIMBURSEMENT and grant all that
certain piece or parcel of land, portion Of
said reservation, and which is bounded and
described as follows, viz: commencing at a
point in the mean lOw-water shOre-line OF
the bay or entrance to the bay of San Fran
cisco, east of the prOmOntOry Of Point San
Jose, where the same is intersected by the
westerly line of Van Ness avenue; running
thence southerly along the said westerly
30 yvp%n ION
with the northern line of Bay street; thence
westerly along the north side Of Bay
street to its intersection with the east
ern line of Laguna street; thence north
ernly along the said eastern line OF Laguna
street to the westerly shore; thence In a
nOrtheasterly, easterly, sOutheasterly. and
southerly direction, following the said shore
line, and including the entire water front
between Laguna street and Van Ness
avenue, to the point or place of beginning.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
nothing in t}lis act contained shall interfere
with or prejudice any valid adverse right or
claim, if such exist, to said land or any part
thereof whether derived from Spain. Next
CO Or the United States. or preclude an ex-
animation and adjustment thereof by the
courts.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That
all laws and parts of laws in conflict with
the provisions of this act be and the same
are hereby declared inapplicable to the
lands herein above relinquished and
granted.
Approved. July l, 1870.
(PUBLIC-No. 40.
An act for the disposal of the lands within
the Fort Ridgely Military Reservation,
Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
War department having abandoned the
Fort Ridgely reservation, it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of War. Immediately upon
the passage OF this act, to cause to be APP
praised the government improvements upon
said reservation. and shall report the value
thereof TO the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. designating the particular legal
subdivision of land upon which the same ex-
ist. and the lands within said reservation
not heretofore entered and patented shall
be subject to disposal under the pre-emption
laws of the United States, or at private
entry after public offering and for cash only,
and persons entering upon or purchasing
said lands shall pay the appraised value of
the government improvements that may
appear to exist on their respective claims al
the date OF proving up, or of purchase at
private entry.
all entries which have been made on lands
within the limits of the said reserve. and
for which the General Land Office may
have issued patents in regular form. not
having at the time knowledge of said re-
serve. be, and the same are hereby, con-
tirmed Provided. That the value of the
government improvements thereon have
been, or shall be. paid for by the persons
making said entries. or by their assigns:
And provided further. That the same shall
be paid for within one year from the pas
sage of this act: and if the same are not
paid for within the time designated, the
Secretary OF the Interior is hereby author
lied TO, and shall Immediately thereafter. |
institute judicial proceedings against any
and all of the said parties, or their assigns. |
failing to make said payment. with the view |
10 vacate the patents which may have |
issued.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That |
all entries heretofore made on said lands |
and not vet patented are hereby declared.
at the discretion of the Commissioner. null |
and void. and directed to be cancelled by
the said Commissioner of the General Land |
Office. and the lands embraced therein |
shall be disposed of under the provisions of |
this act.
Approved. July |. 1870.