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72d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CIIS . 321, 322 . JU NE 30, 1932 .

447 [CHAPTER 321 .] AN ACT A uthor izing the, sale of th e sou theny end of th e bre akwat er at Indi ana Harbor , Indi ana . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America ,n Congress assembled, That the Secr etary lndianalfarbor . ln d . Sale of hreaki,ater, of War, in his discretion, is authorized to sell to the Inland Steel authorized . Compan y app roxim ately one t housan d nin e hun dred and three feet of the southerly end of the existing east breakwater of the river and harbor improvement, Indiana Harbor, Indiana, subject to su ch conditions and lifnitations as lie may impose to insure proper main- tenance of the b reakwater and to protect the int erests of navigat ion, Dis pos it ion of pro- for the sum of $114,180, and pay the proceeds into the Treasury of wed the United States . Approved, June 30, 1932 . [CHAPTER 322 .] AN ACT To validate a certain conveyance heretofore made by Central Pacific Railway Company, a corporation, and its lessee, Southern Pacific Company, a corpo- ration, to Pacific States Box and Basket Company, a corporation, involving certain portions of right of way in the vicinity of the town of Florin, county of S acram ento, Stat e of Calif ornia , acq uired by t he Ce ntral Paci fic R ailwa y Company under the Act of Congress approved July 1, 1862 (12 Stat . L . 489), as amended by the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1864 (13 Stat . L. 356) . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress a .asenibled, That the convey- ance in the form of a quitclaim deed executed by Central Pacific Rail- way Company, a corporation, and its lessee, Southern Pacific Com- pany, a corporation, as grantors, to the Pacific States Box and Basket Company, a corpo ration a s grante e, under date of October 20, 193 0, and recorded in the office of the county recorder of Sacramento County, California, on the 3d day of November, 193 0, in book numbered 321, pa ge 380, official records of said county, involvin g certain lands or interests therein in the vicinity of the town of Florin, county of Sacramento, State of Califorlria, and forming a part of the right of way of said Central Pacific Railway Company granted by the Government of the United States of America by an Act o f Con gress appro ved J uly 1, 1862 , ent itled "An Act to aid in the construc tion of a railro ad and t elegraph line fr om the M is- souri River to the Pacific Ocean and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes" (12 Stat. L. 489 ), and by said Act as amend ed by Act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled `An Act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Gove rnmen t the use of the same for p ostal , mili tary, and other purposes,' approved July 1, 1862 " (13 Stat . L . 356), is hereby legal- ized, validated, and confirmed with the same force and effect as if the land involved therein had been, held at the time of such con- veyance by the above-named grantors making the same under abso- lute fee-simple title : Provided, That such legalization, validation, and confirmation shall not diminish said right of way to a width less than fifty feet on either side of the center of the main track or tracks of said Central Pacific Railway Company as now estab- lished : Provided further, That nothing herein contained is intended or shall be construed to legalize, validate, or confirm any rights, titles, or interests based upon or arising out of adverse possession, June 30 . 1932. [

1,731 [1°u bhc, o .215.1 June 30, 1932. [If.It. 4061 [Public, fro . 220 .1 Central Pacific Rail- road Company. Conveya nce to Pacific States Box and Basket Company, legalized . Vol. 12, p . 489. Vol.13,p.356. Provisos . Right of way width . Rig hts th rough ad ° vers e poss ession, pre, scription, etc .