A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral rights in and under lands in Onslow County, N. C..
PL 93-184 (H.R.3436), enacted 12/15/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-184-DEC. 15, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
Public Law 93-184 
December 15, 1973 
A N A C T 
—LH. R. 3436]— rp^ provide for the conveyance of certain mineral riglits in and under lands in 
Onslow County, North Carolina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
^Onslow County, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
Mineral inter- 
of the Iiiterior is authorized and directed in accordance with section 3 
est, conveyance, 
of this Act to convey by quitclaim deed to the present owner or owners 
of record all mineral interest of the United States in the following 
described lands: 
Boundaries. 
}^\\ that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in Jack-
s(jnville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina, within an area 
formerly owned and developed by the North Carolina Defense Reloca-
t.ion Corporation, known as a part of the Cavenaugh tract, and 
described more particularly as follows: 
Lot 3: Beginning at the southwest corner of the above described 
tract, said corner being at the intersection of farm roads at gate, 
and (located south 66 degrees 00 minutes east 11.80 feet from a 
7-inch pipe and north 44 degrees 00 minutes east 32.50 feet from 
an 18-inch gum); 
thence along the farm road, south 16 degrees 20 minutes west 
219.10 feet to a point 12 feet east from the center of road; 
thence south 37 degrees 09 minutes west 370.85 feet to a point 4 
feet east from center of road; 
thence south 46 degrees 28 minutes west 572.16 feet to the middle 
of said road; 
thence south 56 degrees 22 minutes west 869.00 feet to the begin-
ning of the tract hereinafter described; 
thence continuing along the said road, south 56 degrees 22 
minutes west 700 feet to a point 2 feet southeast from center of 
road (located north 50 degrees 00 minutes west 10.2 feet from a 
3-inch pine and south 37 degrees 00 minutes east 10.00 feet from a 
2-inch pine) ; south 58 degrees 35 minutes west 535.40 feet to an 
ii'on pine at edge of woods and field (located south 27 degrees 00 
minutes west 21.3 feet from a 12-inch double live oak; south 7 
degrees 00 minutes east 22.8 feet from a 22-inch white oak and 
south 67 degrees 30 minutes east 24.9 feet from the east corner of a 
tobacco barn) ; south 58 degrees 38 minutes west 1181.34 feet to a 
point in middle of old abandoned road (located south 50 degrees 
30 minutes west 18.5 feet from a 10-inch pine and north 30 degrees 
00 minutes west 12.4 feet from a 12-inch pine); south 59 degrees 05 
minutes west 493.5 feet to the intersection of said abandoned road 
with w^oods road (located south 31 degrees 00 minutes east 19.8 
feet from a 15-inch pine and south 51 degrees 30 minutes west 
9 feet from a 7-inch pine), north 83 degrees 11 minutes west 
411.20 feet to a point in road (located south 35 degrees 00 minutes 
east 25.5 feet from a 7-inch pine) south 86 degrees 03 minutes 
west 179.20 feet to a cluster of small willows and maples on the 
east edge of New River at wire landing, corner of said Cavenaugh 
across the river from the Cox estate; 
thence the eight following lines with the southeast side of New 
River; north 9 degrees 59 minutes west 160.78 feet to an 8-inch 
gum; north 1 degree 22 minutes east 397.05 feet to a 54-inch 
cypress; nortli 34 degrees 04 minutes west 202.34 feet to a 48 inch 
cypress; north 22 degrees 11 minutes west 154.64 feet to a 12 inch 
gum; north 6 degrees 43 minutes east 117.44 feet to a 28 inch 
cypress; north 0 degrees 32 minutes west 260.85 feet to a 17 inch 
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gum; north 24 degrees 30 minutes west 67.90 feet to a 16 inch 
gum; north 34 degrees 53 minutes west 315.40 feet to a double 
10 inch birch on the southeast side of intersection of Half Moon 
Creek with New River, a corner to 0. R. Cowell, and being located 
across the river from the Cox estate; 
thence the 17 following lines with Half Moon Creek and the 
O. R. Cowell tract; north 11 degrees 23 minutes east 214.95 feet; 
north 6 degrees 31 minutes west 206.78 feet to a 10-inch cypress 
near head of island; north 35 degrees 54 minutes east 156.49 feet; 
north 0 degrees 27 minutes west 146.08 feet; north 24 degrees 42 
minutes east 265.39 feet to center of Half Moon Creek at Shingle 
Landing; north 26 degrees 37 minutes west 150.85 feet to a point 
in creek at head of island (located north 75 degrees 30 minutes 
west 14 feet from a 12-inch ash); north 8 degrees 27 minutes east 
385.83 feet; north 14 degrees 09 minutes east 152.49 feet; north 
49 degrees 52 minutes east 174.83 feet; north 23 degrees 26 min-
utes east 211.20 feet to a 10-inch willow on the east side of Half 
Moon Creek at the site of the old dam; north 27 degrees 07 
minutes east 301.79 feet; north 27 degrees 03 minutes east 186.64 
feet; north 5 degrees 57 minutes east 104.33 feet; north 45 degrees 
15 minutes west 81.68 feet; north 15 degrees 40 minutes west 
127.77 feet; north 10 degrees 34 minutes east 205.69 feet to a point 
in creek (located south 20 degrees 29 minutes east 40.1 feet from 
a 48-inch cypress); north 37 degrees 30 minutes west 75.82 feet 
to the center line of the intersection of the fork of Half Moon 
Creek, corner of said Cowell, and E. L. Greer (located south 72 
degrees 00 minute west 20 feet from a black gum) ; 
thence the forty-eight following lines with the east branch of 
the Half Moon Creek and the E. L. Greer tract; north 48 degi-ees 
39 minutes east 115.64 feet; north 60 degrees 57 minutes east 
114.14 feet; north 83 degrees 49 minutes east 66.04 feet to a 10-
inch black gum; north 22 degrees 15 minutes east 116.33 feet; 
north 76 degrees 37 minutes east 114.03 feet; north 26 degrees 
30 minutes east 63.21 feet to a 6-inch ash; north 71 degr'ees 14 
minutes east 76.22 feet; south 81 degrees 12 minutes east 67.76 
feet; north 71 degrees 19 minutes east 127.66 feet; north 54 degrees 
51 minutes east 183.22 feet; north 54 degrees 57 minutes east 120.67 
feet; north 0 degrees 24 minutes west 50.67 feet; south 88 degrees 
23 minutes east 160.04 feet; south 73 degrees 04 minutes east 171.08 
feet to the middle of Half Moon Creek (located north 10 degrees 
00 minutes east 20 feet from a double ash) ; north 87 degi'ees 47 
minutes east 187.07 feet; north 53 degrees 03 minutes east 75.12 
feet; north 77 degrees 04 minutes east 235.25 feet to a 10-inch ash 
on north edge of creek; south 24 degrees 45 minutes east 67.62 
feet; north 60 degrees 15 minutes east 127.87 feet; north 23 degrees 
04 minutes east 104.23 feet; north 54 degrees 05 minutes east 135.71 
feet south 65 degrees 41 minutes east 79.85 feet to a 10-inch gum 
on south bank of creek; north 67 degrees 53 minutes east 149.41 
feet; north 73 degrees 42 minutes east 54.85 feet; south 22 degrees 
42 minutes east 63.98 feet; south 78 degrees 13 minutes east 92.74 
feet; north 60 degrees 05 minutes east 54.65 feet; south 42 degrees 
34 minutes east 54.84 feet; south 10 degrees 27 minutes west 50.26 
feet; south 89 degrees 43 minutes east 50 feet to a small Holly on 
said creek; 
thence south 10 degrees 50 minutes east 712.00 feet to a small 
oak on a branch; 
thence with the branch due south 357.00 feet; 
thence south 48 degrees 30 minutes west 550.00 feet; 
thence south 13 degrees 50 minutes east 300.00 feet; 
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Administrative 
costs, payment. 
Application, fil-
ing date. 
' 'Administrative 
c o s t s . " 
thence south 8 degrees 55 minutes west 550.00 feet, crossing a 
farm road to a dead white oak near head of the branch; 
thence south 24 degrees 45 minutes east 1628.00 feet to the begin-
ning, containing 285.53 acres, more or less. 
Being a part of the same lands conveyed to the North Carolina Defense 
Relocation Corporation by deed from G. lE. Cavenaugh, widower, 
dated October 15,1941, of record in book 194, page 440. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall require the deposit of a sum of money 
which he deems sufficient to cover estimated administrative costs of 
this Act. If conveyance is not made pursuant to this Act, and the 
administrative costs exceed the deposit, the Secretary shall bill the 
applicant for the outstanding amount, but if the amount of the deposit 
exceeds the actual administrative costs, the Secretary shall refund 
the excess. 
SEC. 3. No conveyance shall be made unless application for con-
veyance is filed with the Secretary within six months of the date of 
approval of this Act and unless within the time specified by him pay-
ment is made to the Secretary of (1) administrative costs of the con-
veyance and (2) the fair market value of the interest to be conveyed. 
The amount of the payment required shall be the difference between 
the amount deposited and the full amount required to be paid under 
this section. If the amount deposited exceeds the full amount required 
to be paid, the applicant shall be given a credit or refund for the excess. 
SEC. 4. The term "administrative costs" as used in this Act, includes, 
but is not limited to, all costs of (1) conducting such exploratory pro-
grams as the Secretary of the Interior deems necessary to determine 
the character of the mineral deposits in the land, (2) evaluating the 
data obtained under the exploratory programs to determine the fair 
market value of the mineral rights to be conveyed, and (3) preparing 
and issuing the instrument of conveyance. 
SEC. 5. Moneys paid to the Secretary for administrative costs shall 
be paid to the agency which rendered the service and deposited to the 
appropriation then current. Moneys paid for the minerals or mineral 
interests conveyed shall be deposited into the general fund of the 
Ti-easury as miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved December 15, 1973. 
December 15, 1973 
[H. R. 8528] 
Public Law 93-185 
AN ACT 
To provide for increasing the amount of interest paid on the permanent fund of 
the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. 
U.S. Soldiers' 
and Airmen's Home 
Permanent Fund. 
Interest rate, 
increase. 
22 Stat. 565. 
Be it enacted hy the Semite and House of Rep7'esentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assennhled^ That section 8 of 
the Act of March 3, 1883, chapter 130 (24 U.S.C. 46) is amended by 
striking out "the rate of 3 per centum per annum," and inserting in 
place thereof "a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
taking into consideration the current average market yield on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United States with remaining 
periods to maturity comparable to the average maturities of such 
investments, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum,". 
Approved December 15, 1973.