An Act to authorize the transfer of certain land located at Cherry Point, N. C., and for other purposes
PL 83-234 (H.R.2458), enacted 08/08/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 233-AUG. 8, 1953 
[67 ST A T . 
August 8,1953 
Basalt, Colo. 
Conveyance. 
Public Law 233 
CHAPTER 387 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 3107] 
To provide for the conveyance of certain national forest land in Basalt, Colorado. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejyresentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to sell and convey by quitclaim deed, to 
the highest bidder, subject to such terms, reservations, exceptions, and 
conditions as the Secretary may deem necessary to safeguard the 
interests of the United States and in return for the payment of not 
less than the fair market value of the land conveyed as determined 
by the Secretary, lots 26 and 27 of block B in the town of Basalt, 
Eagle County, Colorado. 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Public Law 234 
CHAPTER 388 
AN ACT 
August 8,1953 
[H. R. 2458] 
ijo authorize the transfer of certain land located at Cherry Point, North Carolina, 
and for other purposes. 
Cherry 
P o i n t , 
N. C. 
Land transfer. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdic-
tion and control of the Department of the Navy, without exchange of 
funds and for such period as it shall be used for military purposes, a 
parcel of land at Cherry Point, North Carolina, for use in connection 
with the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 
said land consisting of all that tract, piece, or parcel of land containing 
thirty-seven and six hundred twenty-four one-thousandths acres, 
excluding Hancock Creek, lying situate and being in township 5, 
Craven County, North Carolina, and bounded as follows: North by 
lands of Kitty Hyman, heirs; east by kinds of United States Forest 
Service; south by lands of Eena Styles, heirs; and west by Hancock 
Creek; said property being more particularly described as follows: 
Commencing at a monument being the United States Department of 
Agriculture Forest Service Class "A" corner numbered 340 (a three-
inch diameter concrete monument with bronze insert dated 1935) and 
running south twelve degrees thirty minutes east a distance of one 
thousand thirty and three-tenths feet to a point; thence south seventy-
two degrees ten minutes west a distance of two thousand nine hundred 
and sixty-nine feet to the point of beginning; thence south seventy-
two degrees ten minutes west a distance of two thousand and ninety-
five feet to a point on the east bank of Hancock Creek; (from this 
point to a point where the property line leaves Hancock Creek the 
following courses and distance may be run: North thirty-seven degrees 
twenty-five minutes west a distance of one hundred and forty-six feet 
to a point; thence north twenty-five degrees fifty minutes east a dis-
tance of two hundred and forty-five feet to a point: thence north 
sixteen degrees fifty minutes west a distance of one hundred and 
sixty-nine feet to a point; thence north thirty-two degrees five minutes 
east a distance of one hundred and forty-six feet to a point; thence 
north eleven degrees thirty minutes east a distance of one hundred 
and seventy-nine feet to a point; thence north seven degrees thirty 
minutes east a distance of one hundred and eighty-two feet to a point; 
thence north twenty-eight degrees ten minutes east a distance of