An Act to provide for the acquisition and preservation of the real property known as the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo, N.Y., as a national historic site
PL 89-708 (H.R.2600), enacted 11/02/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-708-NOV. 2, 1966 
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commit rape, incest, assault with intent to kill, assault with a dangerous 
weapon, arson, burglary, robbery, and larceny within the Indian 
country, shall be subject to the same laws and penalties as all other 
persons committing any of the above offenses, within the exclusive 
jurisdiction of the United States. 
"As used in this section, the offenses of rape and assault with intent 
to commit rape shall be defined in accordance with the laws of the 
State in which the offense was committed, and any Indian who commits 
the offenses of rape or assault with intent to commit rape upon any 
female Indian within the Indian country shall be imprisoned at the 
discretion of the court. 
"As used in this section, the offenses of burglary, assault with a 
dangerous weapon, and incest shall be defined and punished in accord-
ance with the laws of the State in which such offense was committed." 
SEC. 2. Section 3242, Indians committing certain offenses; acts on ^^^^H^^^^'^'^' 
reservations, of title 18 of the United States Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
*'§ 3242. Indians committing certain offenses; acts on reservations 
"All Indians committing any of the following offenses; namely, 
murder, manslaughter, rape, carnal knowledge of any female, not his 
wife, who has not attained the age of sixteen years, assault with intent 
to commit rape, incest, assault with intent to kill, assault with a danger-
ous weapon, arson, burglary, robbery, and larceny on and within the 
Indian country shall be tried in the same courts, and in the same 
manner, as are all other persons committing any of the above crimes 
within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States." 
Approved November 2, 1966, 
Public Law 89-708 
AN ACT 
To provide for the acquisition and preservation of the real property known as November 2, 1966 
the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo, New York, as a national historic site. 
[H. R. 260O] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That, notwithstand- H^us^i!^ wiicox 
ing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
Acquisition and 
subject to the provisions of section 2 of this Act, acquire on behalf of P'^eservation. 
the United States the real property described in section 3 of this Act, 
known as the Ansley Wilcox House, which real property is of national 
historic significance as the place in which Theodore Roosevelt took the 
oath of office as President of the United States on September 14,1901, 
following the assassination of President William McKinley. The 
Secretary shall provide, in accordance with section 2 of this Act, for 
the operation and maintenance, at no expense to the United States of 
such property as a national historic site for the inspiration and benefit 
of the people of the United States. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary shall not obligate or expend any moneys 
herein authorized to be .appropriated for acquisition and restoration ices. 
of the real property described m section 3, nor shall he establish such 
property as a national historic site in Federal ownership, unless and 
until commitments are obtained for donations of funds or services in 
an amount which in the judgment of the Secretary is sufficient to 
complete restoration of the property and to operate and maintain 
Donation of 
funds and serv-
it for public benefit. 
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(b) The Secretary shall determine at the beginning of each fiscal 
year, beginning the first full fiscal year following the date of enact-
ment of this Act, whether and to what extent donations of funds or 
services will be forthcoming for the purposes of subsection (a) of 
this section. 
If at any time following the .acquisition of the property 
referred to in the first section of this Act the Secretary finds that 
during the next full fiscal year donated funds or services will not be 
forthcoming in amounts sufficient to satisfactorily carry on or com-
plete restoration or to continue the operation and maintenance of the 
property .as a national historic site in Federal ownership he shall, in 
accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, dispose of such 
property at not less than its fair market value, as determined by him. 
The proceeds received from such disposal shall be credited to the 
Land and Water Conserv.ation Fund in the Treasury of the United 
States. 
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IS more particularly described as lollows: 
All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the city of Buffalo, 
county of Erie, State of New York, and beginning at a point in the 
east line of Delaware Avenvie distant 110 feet southerly from the 
southerly line.of land of Catharine Marie Richmond, recorded in 
Erie County clerk's office in liber 247 of deeds at page 167; running 
thence easterly a distance of 110 feet; 
Running thence southerly a distance of 60 feet to a point in the 
north line of land of Morris Michael, recorded in Erie County 
clerk's office in liber 531 of deeds at page 335; running thence 
easterly and along the north line of land of the said Morris 
Michael 64 feet more or less, and continuing easterly on a line 
extended from the land of Morris Michael a further distance of 
174 feet more or less to the westerly line of Franklin Street; run-
ning thence northerly along the westerly line of Franklin Street 
110 feet; running thence westerly 134 feet; running thence north-
erly and parallel with Franklin Street 59.51 feet more or less to a 
point distant 40 feet more or less easterly from the southeast 
corner of lands of Amelia Stevenson, recorded in Erie County 
clerk's office in liber 669 at page 299; 
Running thence we.sterly 40 feet to the southeast corner of lands 
of the said Amelia Stevenson and continuing westerly in a line 
along the south line of the land of Catharine Marie Richmond a 
further distance of 174 feet more or less to the easterly line of 
Delaware Avenue; ruiming thence southerly along the easterly 
line of Delaware Avenue 110 feet to the place of beginning. 
And being subject to an easement as contained in a lease agree-
ment dated January 6j 1959, between the landlord and the Liberty 
Bank of Buffalo covering a driveway ramp and automobile parking 
privileges, together witli the right of ingress and egress to Delaware 
Avenue and Franklin Street, as contained in said lease. 
Appropriation. 
gj,^. ^ There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$250,000 for the atiquisition and not more than $50,000 for the resto-
ration of the real property,described in section 3 of this Act. 
Approved November 2, 1966.