NY State L § 24 (2021)
2021 New York Laws STL - State Article 3 - Cessions to the United States 24 - Cession During Ownership by the United States, With Reservation of Right to Serve Process.

§ 24. Cession  during ownership by the United States, with reservation   of right to serve process.  Title  and  jurisdiction  to  the  following   tracts  or  parcels of land have been ceded to the United States by this   state, on condition that the jurisdiction so ceded  should  not  prevent   the  execution  thereon  of any process, civil or criminal, issued under   the authority of the state, except as  such  process  might  affect  the   property  of the United States therein, and that such jurisdiction shall   continue in the United States so long only as the land shall remain  the   property of the United States:1.  At  West  Point. A tract of land under water described as follows:   "Beginning at a point at high water mark on the west shore of the Hudson   river on south  line  of  lands  belonging  to  the  United  States  and   northeast  corner  of  lands belonging to Edward V. Kinsley, and running   thence into the river from high water mark S.70° E.,  125  feet;  thence   N.31°  E.,  3165  feet,  to a point fifty feet east of the most easterly   point at high water mark of a point of land at base of  'Battery  Knox';   thence  N.20°  E.,  1350  feet, to a point sixty feet east of high water   mark at 'Gee's Point;' thence N.52° 20' W., 1375 feet; thence N.75°  30'   W., 445 feet, to a point fifty feet north of the northwest corner of the   'North  dock';  thence N.47° 25' W., 2175 feet, to a point three hundred   feet east of high water mark; thence N.23° 45' W., 1420 feet, to a point   one hundred feet east of high water mark; thence N.7° 55' W., 1718 feet,   to a point fifty feet east of high water mark; thence N.9° 5'  W.,  1803   feet,  to a point one hundred feet east of high water mark, and in range   with the north line of the United States lands; thence N.89° 20' W., 100   feet, to a bolt set in a rock for the northeast corner of said lands  of   the United States"; acquired for the purpose of erecting and maintaining   docks,  wharves,  boat-houses,  batteries  and  other  needful  military   structures and appurtenances. Certain lands in  the  county  of  Orange,   adjacent  or  contiguous  to  the  military  reservation  at West Point,   heretofore  purchased  by  the  United  States,  for  the  erection  and   maintenance  thereon  of  forts, magazines, military academy, hospitals,   docks, piers,  and  other  needful  buildings  and  for  other  military   purposes of the United States Military Academy; and any roadways thereon   not public highways across said reservation and also land under water of   Hudson river adjacent to and lying in front of said purchased lands, for   a  distance  toward the middle of said river not less than fifty and not   more than one hundred feet from high water mark on said lands,  for  the   erection  of  wharves  and  docks and for other military purposes of the   United States.2. At Governor's island. A tract of land under water contiguous to the   lands of the United States at Governor's island, described  as  follows:   "Beginning  at a point fifty feet from the head of the main wooden dock,   commonly known as the quartermaster's dock and on a line with the  north   face  of  said  dock, running thence S.5° 13' W., 137 feet; thence S.14°   44' W., 595 feet; thence S.29° 25' W., 490 feet; thence S.53° 58'W., 622   feet; thence N.78° 27' W., 1088 feet; thence N.18° 55'  W.,  1565  feet;   thence  N.17°  4' E., 535 feet; thence N.79° 58' E., 318 feet to a point   fifty feet from the head of the Castle William's dock and on a line with   the west face of said dock; thence N.89° 48' E., 584 feet; thence  S.74°   23'  E.,  786  feet; thence S.45° 44' E., 751 feet to a point fifty feet   from the head of the stone dock, and on a line with the  north  face  of   said  dock;  thence  S.20°  33'  E., 222 feet to the point of beginning,   "acquired for the purpose of erecting and  maintaining  docks,  wharves,   boat-houses,  sea  walls,  batteries  and  other  needful structures and   appurtenances.3. At Bedloe's island. A tract of land under water contiguous  to  the   lands  of  the  United  States at Bedloe's island, described as follows:    "Beginning at a point fifty feet from the head of the main dock or wharf   and on a line with the southwest face of said dock; running thence S.41°   13' W., 424 feet; thence N.72° 13' W., 423 feet; thence  N.24°  23'  W.,   548  feet;  thence N.20° 19' E., 639 feet; thence N.62° 1' E., 262 feet;   thence S.27° 7' E., 1255 feet, to a point fifty feet from  the  head  of   the  main  dock  and  on  a line with the northeast face thereof; thence   S.33° 4' W., forty feet to the point of beginning, "  acquired  for  the   purpose  of  erecting  and  maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea   walls, batteries and other needful structures and appurtenances.4. At Ellis's island. A tract of land under water  contiguous  to  the   lands  of  the  United  States  at Ellis's island, described as follows:   "Beginning at a point fifty feet from the head of the east dock and on a   line with the north face of said dock; running thence S.18° 30' E.,  605   feet;  thence  S.71°  30'  W.,  202 feet; thence N.81° 19' W., 313 feet;   thence N.32° 4' W., 178 feet, this line being parallel to  the  head  of   the  west  dock, and distant fifty feet from said dock; thence due north   577 feet; thence S.70° 47' E., 424 feet, to  the  point  of  beginning,"   acquired  for  the  purpose  of erecting and maintaining docks, wharves,   boat-houses, sea walls,  batteries  and  other  needful  structures  and   appurtenances.5.  At  David's  island. A tract of land under water contiguous to the   lands of the United States at  David's  island,  described  as  follows:   "Beginning  at  a  point one hundred and fifty feet from the head of the   new dock, commonly called  the  coal  dock,  and  on  a  line  with  the   northwest  face  of  said  dock;  running  thence N.3° 20' E., 755 feet;   thence N.79° 5' E., 630 feet; thence N.6°  12'  E.,  1096  feet;  thence   N.52°  25' E., 552 feet; thence S.69° 18' E., 647 feet; thence S.36° 28'   E., 604 feet; thence S.35' E., 1066 feet; thence S.13° 54' E., 834 feet;   thence S.23° 55' W., 427 feet; thence S.71° 49' W.,  1121  feet;  thence   N.48°  18'  W., 1550 feet, to the point of beginning, " acquired for the   purpose of erecting and maintaining  docks,  wharves,  boat-houses,  sea   walls, batteries and other needful structures and appurtenances.6.  At  Fort  Lafayette. A tract of land under water contiguous to the   lands of the United States at  Fort  Lafayette,  described  as  follows:   "Beginning  at a point ninety-two feet west from the prolongation of the   west face of the fort, and eighty feet north from  the  prolongation  of   the  north face of the said fort, running thence S.67° 34' E., 448 feet;   thence S.22° 26' W., 448 feet; thence N.67° 34'  W.,  448  feet;  thence   N.22°  26'  E.,  448 feet, to the point of beginning, " acquired for the   purpose of erecting and maintaining  docks,  wharves,  boat-houses,  sea   walls, batteries and other needful structures and appurtenances.7.  At  Fort  Hamilton.  A tract of land under water contiguous to the   lands of the United States  at  Fort  Hamilton,  described  as  follows:   "Beginning at a point at high-water mark on the western boundary line of   the  United States land there situate; running thence in continuation of   said boundary line S.64° 45' W., 320 feet; thence due south for 233 feet   to a point seventy-five feet from head of the dock (or wharf) and  on  a   line with the north face of said dock; thence S.49° 37' E., 1915 feet to   a  point  on  the continuation of the southern boundary line of the said   United States land; thence along said continuation  N.21°  10'  E.,  165   feet  to  a  point at high-water mark, on said southern boundary line of   said United States land, " acquired for  the  purpose  of  erecting  and   maintaining  docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea walls, batteries and other   needful structures and appurtenances.8. At Forth Wadsworth. A tract of land under water contiguous  to  the   lands  of the United States at Fort Wadsworth (or Tompkins) described as   follows: "Beginning at a  point  at  high-water  mark  on  the  northern   boundary line of the United States land there situate; running thence in    continuation of said boundary line N.73° 16' E., forty feet to low-water   mark;  thence  in continuation of said boundary line N.73° 16' E., fifty   feet; thence S.48° 23' E., 1073 feet; thence S.9° E., 1652 feet;  thence   S.18°  57'  E.,  700  feet;  thence S.40° W., 850 feet to a point on the   continuation of the western boundary line  of  the  said  United  States   land;  thence  N.30°  16'  W.,  for  100 feet along said continuation of   boundary line to low-water mark; thence N.30° 16' W., for 350 feet along   said continuation to a point at high-water mark on the western  boundary   line  of  the United States land, " acquired for the purpose of erecting   and maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea  walls,  batteries  and   other needful structures and appurtenances.9.  At  Fort  Schuyler.  A tract of land under water contiguous to the   lands of the United States  at  Fort  Schuyler,  described  as  follows:   "Beginning  at  a  point  on the boundary line of the land of the United   States at high-water mark on the north shore of Throgg's  Neck;  running   thence  in  continuation of said boundary line N.21° 10' E., 257 feet to   low-water mark; thence in continuation of said boundary line  N.21°  10'   E.,  sixty-three  feet;  thence  S.1° 21' E., 988 feet; thence S.41° E.,   1350 feet; thence S.77° 24' E., for 906 feet; thence S.44° 20'  E.,  for   543 feet; thence S.5° 17' W., for 634 feet; thence S.52° 15' W., for 622   feet;  thence  N.63° 19' W., for 698 feet; thence N.54° 13' W., for 1728   feet; thence N.49° 33' W., for 1065 feet to a point on the  continuation   of  the  boundary  line of the said United States land at Throgg's Neck;   thence on the line of said continuation N.21° 10' E.,  for  77  feet  to   low-water  mark;  thence  on line of said continuation N.21° 10' E., for   123 feet to a point at high-water  mark  on  the  south  shore  of  said   Throgg's Neck and on the boundary line of the present United States land   there  situate;  "  acquired for the purpose of erecting and maintaining   docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea  walls,  batteries  and  other  needful   structures and appurtenances.