Chap. 327.—An ACT giving the Consent of this State to the Purchase
by the United States of Certain Lands at Hampton and Winchester.
now used as Military Cemeteries, exempting same from Taxation, and
Ceding certain Jurisdiction over the same to the United Statgs.

Approved March 31, 1875.

Whereas it is represented to the general assembly by off-
cers of the United States army, having authority in such —
matters, that they are instructed to apply to this general
assembly for the consent to the purchase by the United
States of two certain parcels of land, at or near Hampton,
Virginia, now used as a military cemetery, the boundaries
of which are stated to be as follows:

First. A parcel of land purchased by the United States
from George Whipple, and bounded as follows: Beginning
ata point ninety-four feet west from the west line of the
right of way leading to said cometery, and .running west
sixtysone degrees forty minutes east, a distance of three
hundred and cighty-five and three-tenths feet; thence from
said point (as a back sight) deflect to the right ninety de-
grecs seventeen minutes, and run a distance of eight hundred
and fitty-seven and nine-tenths feet; thence deflect to the
right forty-two degrees, forty-three minutes, and ran a dis-
tance of one hundred and seventy-nine feet; thence deflect
one hundred and forty-two degrees, forty-one minutes, and
run a distance of three hundred and twenty feet; thence de-
flect to the Icft thirty-three degrees, forty-two minutes, and
run a distance of four hundred and ninety feet, with a radius
of two bundred and ten fect, run a distance of two hundred
and sixty and cight-tenths feet to the place of beginning.
Next a further parcel. of land purchased from said Whipple,
viz: Beginning at the point first mentioned, and running
south sixty-one degrees, forty minutes, west a dis'anco of
forty-five feet ; thence deflect to the left seventy-seven de-
grees, forty four minutes, and run a distance of six hundred
and sixty-six and nine-tenths feet; thence deflecting to the
left one hundred and seventy-five degr ecs, and run a distance
of four hundred and thirty-four feet; thence with a radius of
two hundred and ten feet, the tangent of which lies north
fifty-two degrees, one- half minute west, run to the place of
beginning; the area of which two parcels equals four and
seven thousand fcur hundred and ninety ten-thousandths.
acres.

Second. The parcel of land purchased from W. FE. Woods,
and bounded as follows: Beginning at the point previously
mentioned, and. with a radius of two hundred and ten feet,
the tangent of which lies south seventy-nine degrees, thirty
minutes east, run a distance of two hundred and sixty and
cight-tenths feet; thence south fifty-four d®grces, forty-five
minutes east, run a distance of four hundred and ninety
fect; thence with the last line as a base of angular measure-
ment, deflect to the right thirty-three degrees, forty-two
minutes, and run a distance of four hundred and twenty
feet; thence deflect to the right eighty degrees, fifty-one
minutes, and run a distance of two hundred and forty-nine
and one-tenth feet; thence deflect to the right twenty-six
degrees, fourteen minutes, and run a distance of eighty-six
and ecight-tenths fect ; thence deflect to the left thirty-nine
dogrees, forty-eight minutes , and run a distance of one hun-
dred nnd twenty: -nine and three-tenths feet; thence deflect
to the right one hundred and three deatecs, twenty-three
minutes, and run a distance of two hundred and cighty-one
and three-tenths feet; thence deflecting to the right six
degrees, thirty-seven minutes, run a distance of forty-six and
one-half feet ;-thence deflect to the right five degrees, thirty-
four minutes, and run a distance of four hundred and thirty-
four fect, with a radius of two hundred afé@ ten feet to the
beginning point; the area of which parcel equals six-cight
thousand and six hundred and twenty ten-thousandths acres,
making total cleven and six hundred and cleven ten- thou-
sandths acres.

And whereas it is further represented by said officers, that
they are further instructed to apply for the consent of this”
general assembly to the purchase by the United States of a.
certain parcel of land lying within the corporate limits of
the town of Winchester, in this state, now occupied as a
military cemetery by the United States, being the land pur-
chased by the United States from Jacob Baker, and bounded
as follows: Beginning at the south side of ‘the Berryville
turnpike, at the corner of a lot of said Jacob Baker, lying
west of and adjacent to the lot so purchased, which point of
commencement is a corner to the lot so purchased; thence
soutkwardly with the line of the said “lot of Jacob Bake:
five hundred and ninety feet to the Helms’ mill road; thence:
along said road castwardly three hundred and sixty and
four-twelfths feet to the corner of a lot of J. F. Wall, lyisz
east of and adjacent to the lot so purchased; thence wit!
the line of said lot of J. F. Wall five bundred and _ ninety
feet to the Berryville turnpike proceeding northwardly:
thence westwardly three hundred and sixty and four-t welfth-
fect along the Berryville turnpike to the point of beginning.
and containing nearly five acres.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, Tha‘
the consent of this state is hereby given tu the purchase ct
said lands from the owners thereot by the government of the
United States of America, or its authorized avents and off-
cers, to be occupied and used as national military cemeteries
and for this purpese only. “But this consent is given subject
to the following terms and conditions, to-wit: -

First. That this state retains concurrent jurisdiction wit
the United Stages over the said places, so that courts, mag.
istrates and officers of this state may take such cognizance.
execute such process, and discharge such other legal fune.
tions within the-same as may not be incompatible with th:
consent hereby given.

Second. That if the purposes of this grant should cease
or there should be, for five years consecutively, a failure oz
the part of the United States to use said places, or either oe:
them for said purpose, then the jurisdiction hereby cede:
shall cease and determine as to such place. Whenever suct
failure of user shall occur, the same shail revert to the com
monwealth of Virginia. The said tracts of land and th
buildings that may be erected theroon for the purpose afer:
said, and any property of the United States thereon for sai
purpose, are hereby exempted from all taxes imposed by th:
state, or by the constituted authorities of the counties
towns wherein they lie, but this exemption shall continu
only so long as the United States shall be and remain tb:
owners of said tracts of land.

2, This act shall be in force from its passage.