The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-22
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AN AoT TO GRANT AND aIyRTHHcoNsENT or
& TO- TIE 33NvEYANon no THE UNITEU
8 -s9ATEsSoF IHE LOT OF HAND aIfuATa OK
RICHARDSON AND LAUREL sxRnRTs, IN
n THE CITY f9F ooLU1fB1A,s sifsAFTRRs
DESCRIBED, FOR THE PuaPosE SR Il PoST
OFFICE AND COURT HOUSE, on E6R OTHER
PURPOSES, AND TO rCEDE 10 THE UNITED
STATES JURISDICTION THEREIN.
Whereas tho Congress Of the United
the Fortieth Congress, passed an Act
entitled 'an Act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the Govern
ment for the year ending juno 3Oth,
eighteen hundred and seventy, and for
other purposes, which Act was approved
on the third day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty mine; and the said Act, among
other things, provided as follows: For
post Office and court house, at Columbia,
South Carolina, sevonty-fivo thousand
dollars: P,opitled, That the site for
the same shall be given to the
United States" Aud whereas, by deed,
dated the twentieth day of October,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hun
dred aud sixty. nine, n tract of land for
the site of the said post Office aud court
house hns been conveyed, in duo form of
law, to tho United States of America. in
conformity to the proviso in the above
reci.od clause of the said Act OF the Con-
gress of the United States And whereas,
by joint resolution of the Congress of
tho United States, approved September
the eleventh, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-one, entitled "a Joint resolu-
tion making it the duty of tho Attorney
General to examine iuto tho titles of the
lands or sites for the purpose Of erecting
thereon armories and other public works
and buildings, and for other purposes,
it was resolved, amoug other things. that
no public money should DO expended
upon any site or land thereafter to be
purchased by the United States, for the
purposes aforesaid, until the written
opinion of tho Attorney General shall be
had. in favor of the validity of the title
aud also the consent of tho General AS.
sembly of tho State in which the land or
site may be, should be given 20 said pur-
chaser; therefore,
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met aud sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same. That the consent of the General
Assembly of the said State be, and is
hereby, given to tho conveyance, in fee
simple, to the United States ofAmerica,
10y the owner or owners thereof, for
Post Office and Court House, and Offices
connected therowith, for the use of the
United States, or for any other purposes
to which the Government of the United
States may think proper to apply it, aud
to exercise authority and jurisdiction
over all that lot, piece or parcel Of land
in said city of Columbia, situate, lying
and being on the corner of the streets
known as Richardson street and Laurel
street, measuring ono hundred and four
and two hundred and eight feet. more or
less, on Laurel street, and containing
one-half acre, more or less; bounded on
by Richardson street, on the Sonth by
lot formerly belonging to Charles Beck,
and now held by Hugh Weir, and on the
West by lot formerly held by Robert n.
Lewis and 10y his last Will and Testa-
mcnt devised to Daniel B. Lewis, Exc
cutor of the said last Will and Testament
of tho said Robert n Lowis: Prouided
That all process, civil or criminal, issued
under the authority of this State, or any
officer thereof, shall, and may bo served
and executed on any part of the said
promises, and on any person or persons
there being and implicated in any mat
ter of law; and provided. always. that
tho said lot of land, and all the buildings
and structures of every kind already
thereon erected, or that may hereafter
be erected thereon, shall be absolutely
and forever exempt from oil taxes of the
County of Richland, and the corporation
OF the city of Columbia, and of the afore-
said State.
In the Senate House. the twenty first
day Of January, in tho year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
CHAS. w. MONTGOMERY,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JE.,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Appio owed the 31st day of January,
1870
ROBERT X. SCOTT. Governor.