An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the city of Saint Augustine, Florida, a municipal corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida
PL 84-615 (H.R.7471), enacted 06/25/1956

PUBLIC LAW 615-JUNE 25, 1956 
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Public Law 615 
CHAPTER 440 
June 25. 1956 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 7471] 
IJIQ provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the city 
of Saint Augustine, Florida, a municipal corporation organized and existing 
under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida. 
St. A u g u St ine, 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
Conveyance. 
of the TreasuFj is authorized and directed to convey to the city of 
Saint Augustine, Florida, a municipal corporation organized and 
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida, 
all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
tracts of land more particularlv described as follows: 
All that certain five and eighty-two one-hundredths acres, more or 
less, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Anastasia 
Island, in the County of Saint Johns in the State of Florida, and more 
particularly described as the following parcels A and B : 
PARCEL A 
That portion of lot 2, section 21, township 7 south, range 30 east, 
Tallahassee meridian, Florida, the metes and bounds of which are as 
follows: 
Starting at the General Land Office monument at the center of sec-
tion 21, township 7 south, range 30 east; thence south 89 degrees 
00 minutes west 405.3 feet to a General Land office monument; thence 
north 1 degree 00 minutes west 230.3 feet to a point in the center of a 
paved road; thence north 7 degrees 54 minutes west 1,191.8 feet to a 
coquina monument which is the point of beginning for parcel A ; 
thence by the following courses: 
Course 1: North 82 degrees 06 minutes east, 148 feet to a concrete 
monument on the westerly side of a hard surfaced road; 
Course 2: Thence north 8 degrees 27 minutes west, 564.7 feet along 
the westerly side of a hard-surfaced road to a point; 
Course 3: Thence north 24 degrees 45 minutes west, 100 feet along 
the westerly side of a hard-surfaced road to a point; 
Course 4: Thence south 82 degrees 06 minutes west, 112.5 feet along 
the southerly side of a hard-surfaced road to a coquina monument; 
Course 5: Thence south 7 degrees 54 minutes east, 660 feet more or 
less, to a coquina monument being the aforesaid point of beginning. 
Containing two and two-tenths acres, more or less, all as marked and 
shown on drawing numbered D-61 dated 10 October 1935. The two 
and two-tenths acres, more or less, being part of the land reserved for 
lighthouse purposes by Executive order dated 1 February 1883 and 
being the same land retained for lighthouse purposes pursuant to sec-
tion I of Public Law Numbered 361, approved August 27, 1935 (49 
Stat. 896). 
PARCEL B 
Starting at the coquina monument noted above as the point of 
beginning for parcel A thence by the following courses: 
Course 1: North 7 degrees 54 minutes west, 233 feet to a point; 
Course 2: Thence south 82 degrees 06 minutes west, 210 feet to a 
point; 
Course 3: Thence north 7 degrees 54 minutes west, 287 feet to a 
point; 
Course 4: Thence north 82 degrees 06 minutes east, 210 feet to a 
point; 
Course 5: Thence north 7 degrees 54 minutes west 140 feet, more 
or less, to a common monument; 
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Course 6: Thence south 82 degrees 06 minutes west 330 feet to a 
coquina monument; 
Course 7: Thence south 7 degrees 54 minutes east, 660 feet to a 
coquina monument; 
Course 8: Thence north 82 degrees 06 minutes east, 330 feet to a 
coquina monument, bein^ the aforesaid point of beginning. 
Containing three and sixty-two one-hundredths acres, more or less, 
all as marked and shown on drawing numbered D-61 dated 10 October 
1935. The three and sixty-two one-hundredths acres, more or less, 
being part of the five-acre "Lighthouse Tract" acquired by the United 
States by deed 25 November 1871 and recorded 11 May 1872 in book 
T, pages 406 through 411, Saint Johns County land records. 
Subject, 
however, to the following right-of-way for road and utilities across 
l^arcel B : A strip of land 25 feet wide lying 12.5 feet on each side 
of a centerline described as follows: 
Starting at the coquina monument noted above as the point of 
beginning for parcel A; thence north 7 degrees 54 minutes west, 660 
feet to a coquina monument; thence south 82 degrees 06 minutes west, 
119.5 feet to a point, being the point of beginning of the centerline 
of the 25-foot wide right-of-way; thence south 14 degrees 34 minutes 
east, 140.96 feet more or less, to a point which is the southerly end of 
the centerline of the 25-foot right-of-way and said point lying on 
course number 4 of three and sixty-two one-hundredths acres previ-
ously described above. All as shown and marked on drawing numbered 
D-61 dated 10 October 1935. 
SEC. 2. The conveyance authorized by the first section of this Act 
shall be subject to the condition that the city of Saint Augustine, 
Florida, pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, as consideration for 
the land conveyed, an amount equal to 50 per centum of its fair mar-
ket value as determined by independent appraisal, and the deed of 
conveyance shall reserve to the United States all mineral rights, 
including oil and gas, in the land so conveyed, and shall be subject to 
such other reservations, limitations, or conditions as may be deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. The deed shall contain a covenant that no structure shall be 
erected on the land which will in any way adversely affect the opera-
tion of the Coast Guard facilities, and a covenant that the property 
shall be used as a public park and that in the event of national emer-
gency the property shall be available for use by the Federal Govern-
ment without compensation. 
Approved June 25, 1956. 
Conditions. 
Covenant s* 
Public Law 616 
CHAPTER 441 
AN ACT 
To iJiovide for the conveyance of certain land in the city of Hogansville, Georgia, 
to the city of Hogansville. 
June 25, 1956 
[H. R. 7896] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in (Jongress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to convey to the city of 
Hogansville, Georgia, all right, title, and interest of the L^nited States 
in and to the land described in section 2 in consideration of the sum of 
$3,000, upon condition that such land be used for public purposes and 
upon such terms and conditions as may be necessary to safeguard the 
interests of the United States. Such land was acquired by the United 
States of America on April 5,1954, for the express purpose of erecting 
Hogansville, G^a. 
Conveyance.