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PUBLIC LAW 210—OCT. 25, 1951

May 11, 1906, on page 186 of volume 34 of the Statutes at Large (39 U.S.C.8). (9) By inserting a comma, followed by "until disposed of as provided by law," after "and" in line 7 of section 71 of the Act of June 8, 1872, on page 293 of volume 17 of the Statutes at Large (39 U.S.C. 41). Approved October 25, 1951.

Public Law 210

CHAPTER 563 AN ACT

To authorize certain land and other property transactions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

dctober 25, 1951 [H. R. 1215]

of the

TITLE I SEC. 101. The authority granted to the Secretary of the Army by the Act of July 2, 1917 (40 Stat. 241), as amended, the Act of May 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 562), and section 7 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 643), is hereby similarly granted to the Secretary of the Navy to be exercised with respect to the naval service of the United States. For the purpose of this section, the terms "military training camps", and "military purposes" as used in the afore-mentioned Act of July 2, 1917, as amended, shall be deemed to include "naval training stations" and "naval purposes", respectively. SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the United States, for use as a naval training center, a donation from the city of Gainesville, Florida, of a parcel of land situated near that city, county of Alachua, State of Florida, metes and bounds description of which is as follows: Begin at the southwest corner of block 1, range 19, Elliott and L'Engle's Addition, as per plat in deed book " J " at page 230 and 231, public records of Alachua County, Florida; thence run east a distance of two hundred and twenty-nine and five-tenths feet to a point; thence run north parallel to the west line of block 1, 2, and 3, range 19, a distance of seven hundred and eighty feet to a point; thence run west two hundred and ninety-nine and five-tenths feet to the southwest corner of block 4, range 19; thence south seven hundred and eighty feet to the point of beginning. All lying and being in section 33, township 9 south, range 20 east, Alachua County, Florida, and containing four and thirty-nine one-hundredths acres. SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia for roadway purposes, under such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, two parcels of land; the first being a strip varying in width from ten feet at the westerly end to fifty feet at the easterly end, is one thousand six hundred two and eighty-seven one-hundredths feet in length, contains eighty-one one-hundredths of an acre, more or less, and is located adjacent to the southerly boundary of the naval auxiliary air station, Cnincoteague, Virginia; the second is a strip fifty feet in width, nine thousand five hundred sixty-eight and one one-hundredth feet in length, contains ten and sixty-nine one-hundredths acres, more or less, and traverses the southerly and easterly portion of said auxiliary air station. The metes and bounds descriptions of both parcels are on file in the Navy Department.

Navy Department. Certain property transactions. 50 U.S.C. § 171. 10 U.S.C. J§ 1351, 1352. 43 U.S.C. §931b.

Acceptance of land from Gainesville, Flti.

Commonwealth of Virginia. Conveyance.