Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-28
THE ARLINGTON ESTATE.


The b:ll cnnseuting to the purchase OF the Ar
liugton estate by the United States. cedng luris-
dic,ioa aud RENTING taxation came up in the
House of Delegates on Friday and was ordered 10
it's engrossment.
Nr. Duff Green opposed tho bill. and Messrs;
ballard and Stuart of Alexandria (Mr. Cardweli
!. VII. chair Mr.. Anderson, Of Rockbridgc and
Mr. Thomas Smith warmly advocated the merits
NJ rho hill. only Mcssrs. Duff Green and Griffin
vstng no"
The bill reads as follows:
Whereas Robert I. Lincoln, Secretary OF Mar
of th, United States, has made application to this
General Assembly for its consent to the purchase
nv the authorities of the United States of a tract
of land described rs follows: All that certain
tract Or body of land situate i'll Alexandra couh
tv formerly in Fairfax county, III the state Oh
Tirrinia commonly known as the Arlington
Honse estate containing 100 acres. be the same
ever 20 much more or less, being the Identical
tract or BODY of land which was conveyed BY Ter
ard Alexander and wife to John Park Gusts ny
deed be airing date of December 10Th, H. IL -,
srd Of him. the said John Park Custis Inherited
bv George w P Gusts. who devised the same 10
George w C. Loe, and by HIM, the said George w.
G les. conveyed to the United States by deed
bearing date the 31st day of March 1855 record
ed in Lbcr F, No 4. folio 2o7, one OF the lana re-
cord, OF Alexandria county, Va; and whereas the
United States authorities hold possession of said
real estate claiming absolute ownership thereof
from January Il, 1S6l until March 81, lS95'
and used the same Il national cemetery Tor the
burial of deceased soldiers and sailors. and tor
other public purposes during which period no
ta1ss or county or township levies were either
demanded or paid thereon and for which claim
has recently been asserted therefore
Be il enacted by the General Assembly OF Virginia
That tho consent OF this State IS hereby gwen TO inc
purchase OF said of land by the Government oil the
limited States of America; but this consent IL gwen sub
iect to the following. terms and conditionsto W. th'
this State retains concurrent jurisdiction With inc MT
cd States over the said OF land :" that courts mag
i,rates and officer, of this state may take such co'i
zance execute such process and discharge sicl othef
legal functions within the same may not he ncol
pstiablc with the consent hereby given
That the said tract of land and the buildings now
or that may hereafter be erected thereon, ana AN!
property Of the United States on said tract are hereby
exempted from oil imposed by tbs state or by
the constituted authorities of Alexandra county aiu
this exemption shall b. i'll force from the date oil sac
purchase by the United States. March 81. ls> ana s!I;i
continue only leng the United States sla! be and
remain the OF said tract of land id nj! taxes
and county township and district evics due or clae1
10 be due for, against, upon said real estate since
she went into possession Of and has been held anc
used by the United States authorities aforesaid arc
hersby released and discharged
Q Th!. act shall be in fore: from its passage