Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-02-06
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THE CONSENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGIN
la ALREADY GIVEN AND THE
PROPER AMOUNT OF LAND

THE CONSENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGIN.
la ALREADY GIVEN AND THE
PROPER AMOUNT OF LAND
ALREADY CEDED.
The bill which passed both houses OF Con-
gress and received the signature OF the
President, last week, for the erection OF a
$4,000 public building in Staunton, con
tanned this proviso
Proc5ded, That no part of said sum shall be
expended until a valid title to the said site
shall be vested in the United States, nor until
the State Of Virginia shall cede to the United
States exclusive jurisdiction over the same,
during the time the United States shall be Or
remain owner thereof, for all purposes except
the administration of the criminal laws of
said State and the service OF civil process
therein.
This stipulation would delay the begin
ming of the building until after the legisla-
ture meets next winter. 1t is possible, how
ever, that this may be remedied. In the
year 1888, Hon. Harry Libby member of
congress from the I'd Va district, intro
duced bill in the L. S. House of Repre-
sentatives for a public building at Staun-
ton, which contained the proviso that IN c
money appropriated for said building shall
be available until a valid title to the site
Shall be vested in the United States, and
until the State of Virginia shall have ceded
to the United States concurrent jurisdic-
ton over the same during the time the
United States shall be OF remain the owner
thereof" When this bill was introduced
in the House of Representatives, Mr.. Ed
ward EcholS, then member of the Viz
ginia House of Delegates, and now a MEM
Der of the Senate, got. the legislature to
quickly pass a bill containing the following
It'll, 1854:
/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That the consent OF the State of
Virginia is hereby given and granted to the
purchase or acquisition by the government of
the United States or under the authority of
the same, of so much land as may be required
for site for public building for the accom-
nue. Office, and other public Offices at the city
of Stanton and State of Virginia.
?. That this State retains concurrent juris-
diction with the United States over such
land, SO that courts, magistrates and other
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.
3. The lots, parcels OF tracts of land so ac-
quired together with the buildings and APP
purtenances for the purposes before mention
ed, shall be held exempt from all State, coun-
ty and municipal taxation so long as the
United States shall be and remain the owner
thereof.
4. This act shall be in force from It's pas
sage.
Thus it will be seen that Virginia six
years ago gave her consent, and, though the
terms differ slightly in the wording from
the proviso Of the congressional act just
passed, which proviso is given above, the
meaning and intent are the same. This
action of the Virginia legislature has been
communicated to Representative Tucker
and he will make the best use of it. He has
already had the appropriation inserted il
the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill,