The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-17

tom House, PostofEice, United States
Courts and Steamboat Inspectors, and for
the erection Of said building there has
been purchased Ut the consent Of the
General Assembly Of this State be given
theretO) two certain lots Of ground In the
city Of Wheeling, situate at the corner
east OF Market street and north Of John
street, said two lots OF ground being deaig-
mated on the map Of said city by lots
numbered seven u and eight (S) 10 square
twelve (12), saldtwo lots Of ground form.
Ing square Of one hundred and thirty.
two feet; and WHEREAS, said Congress
has made said appropriation upon the
condition that this State shall release and
relinquish 10 the United States the right
TO tax or In any way assess said two lots
Of ground or the property Of the United
States that may be thereon during the
time that the said United States shall be-
or remain the owner thereof therefore
Sec. |. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Virginia, That the consent
Of the General Assembly Of this State Is
hereby given TO the said purchase, so that
Congress may exercise such authority
over the place 80 purchased az Is within
the contemplation Of the seventeenth
clause OF the eighth section OF the first
article Of the Constitution Of the United
States. Butths consent is given, subject
to the following terms and conditions to.
wit: First. That this State retains con.
current jurisdiction with the United
States over the said place, 30 that the
courts, magistrates and officers Of this
State may take such Cognizance, execute
such process and discharge such other
legal functions within the same as may
not be incompatible with the consent
hereby given. Second. That il there
should be for Eve years consecutively q
failure upon the part Of the United
States 10 use the said place for any Of the
purposes aforesaid, then the consent
hereby given shall cease and determine.
.. The said lots OF land and the build.
ing thereon for the purposes aforesaid
are hereby exempted from any and all
taxes imposed by this State or by the
county Of Ohio or city OF Wheeling; but
this exemption shall continue only as
long as the United States shall be and re.
main the owner thereof; provided, how.
ever, that the commonwealth Of Virginia
reserves the right TO resume, at its pleas.
ure, the jurisdiction herein ceded to the
United States.
8. This act shall be in force from It's
passage.
Some conditions in the foregoing, which
the reader may see, are omitted in the
following probably required for the sat.
iSfaction Of the parties thereto. There
was subsequent enactment, viz:
Chap. 8. An Act to amend and re.
enact an act passed December 7, 1855,
entitled an act giving the consent OF this
State to the purchase by the United States
Of two lots Of ground in the city Of
Wheeling, for the erection Of Custom
House, &c, and exempting said lots from
taxation, passed February 5, 1856.
|, Be it enacted by the General Assem-.
bly,, That the act entitled an act 10 amend
an act giving the consent Of this State 10
the purchase by the United States Of two
lots Of ground in the city Of Wheeling,
for the erection of Custom House, &c,
and exempting said lots from taxation,
passed December Z, 1855, is hereby
amended and re,enacted 80 as 10 read aR
follows:,
"Whereas the Congress of the United
States has. made an appropriation for the
purchase Of site and the construction Of
a suitable building at the city Of Wheel.
ing, for the accommodation OF Custom
House, Pcstotfice, United Safes Courts
and steamboat Inspectors; and for the
erection OF said building there has been
purchased III the consentoi the general as.
sembly Of this State be given thereto) two
certain lots Of ground in the city Of
Wheeling, situated at the east Of Market
street and north Of John street, said two
lots OF ground being designated on the
map OF said city by lots numbers seven IA
and eight (S), in square twelve (l2), said
two lOts Of ground forming a square Of
one hundred and thirty.two feet; and
whereas the said Cnngress has made said
appropriation upon the condition that
thi0Slate-shall release and relinquish to
the United States the right TO tax or in
any way assess said two lots OF ground or
the property Of the United States that
may be thereon, during the time that the
United States shall be or remain the owner
theoeOf; therefore,
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Virginia, that the consent Of
the General Assembly Of this State ia
hereby given to the said purchase, so that
Congress may exercise such authority
over the place so purchased as ia within
the contemplation of the seventeenth
clause Of the eighth section Of the FIRST
article Of The Constitution Of the United
States. But this consent is given, subject
10 the following terms and conditions, TO-
wit: First-That this State retains con
current jurisdiction with the United
States over the said place, so that the
courts, magistrates and officers Of this
State may take such cognizances, execute
such process, and discharge such other
legal functions within the same, as may
not be incompatible with the consent
hereby given.
SeCoud-That il the purposes OF this
grant should cease, or there should be fol
five years consecutively failure upon the
part Of the United States to use the said
place for any Of the purposes aforesaid
then the jurisdiction hereby granted shall
cease and determine.
Sec, 9. The said lots Of land and The
building to be erected thereon for The
purposes aforesaid, and other property Of
the United States on said lot, are hereby
exempted from any and all taxes imposed
by this State, or by the county Of Ohio OF
city of Wheeling; but this exemption shall
continue only 40 long as the United
States shall be and remain the owner
thereof.
Sec. 2. This act shall be in force from
It's passage.
The seventeenth clause OF the eighth
section Of the first article Of the Consti.
tuition Of the United States, referred TO in
the before recited acts Of the General A.
Eembly Of the State Of Virginia, is the
following:
40 exercise exclusive legislation in
all cases whatsoever, over such district
mot exceeding ten miles sQuare) as may
by cession Of particular States, and the
acceptance OF Congress, become the seat
OF government OF the United States, and
to exercise like authority over all places
purchased by the consent Of the Legisla-
ture OF the State in which the same shall
be Tor the erection Of forts, magazines, ar.