The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-25
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AN ACT


AN ACT
Ceding TO the United States OF America juris-
dioliOn over the land contained w1hia the
enclosures OF the National Cemetery, near
Annapolis.
Section |. Be II enacted by the General A.
sembly OF Maryland, That Jurisdiction and con-
troll over tho lands conveyed by Nicholas
Brewer, Executor Of Nicholas Brewer, decd,
TO the United States OF America as a National
Cemetery, by deed bearing date, 2sth day Of
July, 1871, duly executed, acknowledged and
recorded in Liber $. H., number 5, folio 555,
one OF the land record books OF Anne Arundel
county be, and the same are hereby granted
aud eeded to tho said United States OF America,
which said lands are part Of the lands called
"fodd's Range" lying and being in Anne
Arundel county, aud located on the nth aide
of the county road from Carrolls Lane to the
City Of Annapolis, and contained within the
following meles, bO unds, courses and distances,
to wit; Beginning at post on the southwest
corner Of the said National Cemetery, and
north side Of the said county road, and run
ming from thence and bounding on the north
side Of tue said county road, as follows Soath,
\ eighty and throe-'outth degrees; East, eleven
aud nine.tenth perohes 10 the centre Of the
| road leading from the Strawberry Hill farm,
\ TO the City Of Annapolis thence running down
the centre Of said road as follows North,
eight aud one-half degrees; Bast, seventeen
| anu elAAcntn EclNutsi NOFku seventeen Aha
ohe-hali degrees, East twenty-five pcrehesi
themes leaving said road and running around
and aboundtGg on the wall enclosing the said
| grounds laid out as q NatioaAl Cemetery, as
follows; North, ffty-dye and one-fourth de-
grees, West, i've and one.half perebesi South,
siKty-nine and tbrce-iourth degrees West. foar.
| teen perohes, south thirty three and one-han
degrees West, four and one.half perehes;
| South, nine degrees; West four and one-half
perches; south, twenty-seyen and one-iourth
| degrees; West, i've and one-half perehes;
| South, one-forth degree West, eight perchesi
thence South, nine and three-fourth degrees;
East fourteen and one-tenth perches, to the
beginning post; containing about four aud one
| eighth acres OF land, more or less; Provided,
always, that this eessi0n and Jurisdiction are
granted upon the express condition that this
| Commonwealth shall retain a concurrent juris
dicton with the United States, In and on the
said ceded lands, so far as that all civil and
such criminal process as may issue under the
authority Of this State against any person OF
persons charged with crimes committed with,
out the limits OF said National Cemetery. and
IN the State OF Maryland, may DO executed
therein In tho same way aud manner as though
this cession and consent had never been mads
and granted, except so far as such process MAJ
effect the real and personal property Of ID,
United States within the limits Of the SAID
National Cemetery.
sec. T. Ana DO II enacted, That the lanu
conveyed as Aforesaid, and over which th'
Jurisdiction Is granted by this Act, togethe
with all personal property, which may here
after be within the bounds thereof, belonging
to the United States, or TO any OF the officer
or agents OF the United States, shall be exhou
GRATED and discharged from all taxes and asses
mcnts which may be at any time imposed 3!
the authority Of this State, so long as the sait
lands are and shall remain the property Of thu
United States, and be used for tho purpose
Aforesaid.
Sec. .. And BIO II enacted, That this Ac
shall take effect from the date OF It's passage.
We hereby certify that the Aioregoing Is tru
and perfect copy OF an Act passed the Gen
erai Assembly Of Maryland, at the Januarl
Session, 1871.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved, April !, 1879.