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[70 Stat. 697]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 697]

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PUBLIC LAW 819-JULY 27, 1956

Public Law 819

697 CHAPTER 753

AN ACT

July 27, 1956 TH R 90811

To direct the Secretary of the Army or his designee to convey a three-acre tract —iof land situated about six miles south of the city of San Antonio, in Bexar County, Texas, to the State of Texas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary NwaeJV sue.'r'e^." of the Army or his designee is authorized and directed to convey by state "^*^^"*'* *" quitclaim deed, without consideration, to the State of Texas all right, title, and interest of the United States, except as retained in this Act in and to the following described land formerly designated as the Department of Agriculture San Antonio Nursery Site, with all buildings, improvements thereon, and all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto: A certain tract of land, situated in the county of Bexar, and State of Texas, containing three acres, said tract being situated in the southwest corner of a tract of land containing two hundred and five acres heretofore conveyed to G. W. Ware and R. F. Moore, out of what is known as the Manuel Leal Survey located about six miles south of the city of San Antonio; said three acres of land being more particularly described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stake in the east edge of the Corpus Christi Road and the north line of Cemetery Road, at a point where the south line of said two hundred and five acre tract of land intersects said Corpus Christi Road, for its southwest corner; the same being also the northwest corner of the San Antonio Sewer Farm as originally conveyed to the city of San Antonio, and being 62.2 feet north 22 degrees 28 minutes w est from the present fence corner of the same; thence with the east line of the Corpus Christi Road north 19 degrees 35 minutes west 200 feet to a stake set for the northwest corner of this tract; thence south 89 degrees 33 minutes east 695.5 feet to a stake set for the northeast corner of this tract; thence south 19 degrees 35 minutes east 200 feet to a stake in the Ware and Moore fence line, being the north line of the Cemetery Road; for the southeast corner of this tract: thence with the said fence north 89 degrees 33 minutes west 695.5 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to right-of-way for the purpose of widening State Highway Numbered 9 granted by letter-permit, dated June 16, 1937, from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, to the Texas State Highway Department, covering eightyfive thousandths acre of land, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said tract, said corner bears south 89 degrees 33 minutes east 35.1 feet from station 47 + 58.7 on the centerline; thence south 89 degrees 33 minutes east 17.3 feet to point for corner; thence south 20 degrees 46 minutes east 201.4 feet to a point on the north line of Cemetery Road; thence north 89 degrees 33 minutes west 21.5 feet along the north line of Cemetery Road to its intersection with the east line of State Highway Numbered 9; thence north 19 degrees 35 minutes west 200.0 feet with the east line of State Highway Numbered 9 to place of beginning. SEC. 2. All mineral rights, including oil and gas, in the lands au- Mineral right, thorized to be conveyed by this Act shall be reserved to the United States. SEC. 3. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall „„^®"°"^ Guard be upon condition that such property shall be used primarily for train- use. ing of the National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Texas shall cease to use the property so conveyed for