Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 42 Part 1.djvu/1455

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1428 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Cris. 181, 182. 1923. southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section six; the north half of the northeast quarter of section seven; the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, and the north half of section eight, township seventeen south, range seventy west, sixth pr1nc1p)al meridian; to have and to hold said lands for use as a pu l1c park: gligwyiopdulm Provided, That the grant heregy made is, and the patent issued rishtsiw thereunder shall be, subject to l legal rights heretofore acquired by any person or giersons 111 or to the a ove—descr1bed premises . or any part thereo , and now existing under and by virtue of the ,,g);9,'§f"` °°°°°`°° W laws of the United States: Provided further, That there shall reserved to the United States aH coal, oil, or other mineral deposits that may be found in the lands so granted all necemary use m§,°'°”‘°“ ‘°' “°'*‘ of the lands for the same: And provzded further, That ' the lands hereby authorize to be conveyed, as herembefore set forth, and all portions thereof shall be held and used by or for the said grantee or the purpose herein spec1iied, and if the lands shall cease to be so used for a riod of three years at any one time, they shall revert to the Uniteclk States, and this condition shall be expressed in the pate11t_to be issued under the terms of this Act. Approved, March 2, 1923.. ]{m,;}#@Q E.-82.-A.n Act Granting certain lands to Escambia Cdunty, Florida, for a . Be it enacted tlw Senate and House of Re esentatvvee of the gurdlxlltgdhudllisambla United States 0;%/Awwrica in Congress aasemblgz That the public f,’§?§}"'·I"'°‘·'°'*’“""° lands within the areas hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, granted and conveyed to Escambia County, Florida, in trust, for the purposes of a public park, reserving, however, to the United States all oil, coal, and other mineral deposits within said lands and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same, to Descnptinn- wit: The north half northeast quarter section thirty-four, township three south, range thirty-two west; south half southwest quarter section twenty-six, township three south, range thirty-two west; lot three, section twenty-six, township three south, range thirt - two west; lot one, section twenty-seven, township three south, range thirty-two west, comprising two hundred and fiftK—three and nine-tenths acres, all Tallahassee meridian, within Escam ia County, { mw rims ¤¤¤ sr- State of Florida, upon the payment of $1.25 per acre; but nothing °° herein contained shall in any wise affect any claim of title heretofore a uired or asserted to any of the lands erein described. m§;_1rg¤r:d¤;,c¤¤¤¢¤ be Ogre. 2. That the grant herein is made upon the express con- ’ dition that within thirty days of the receipt o any request therefor ‘ from the Secretary of the Interior the county clerk shall submit to the said Secretary of the Interior a report as to the use made of the land herein granted the county during the preceding period named in such reqgiest showing compliance with the terms and con-

  • §'¤¤¤i¤¤r¤¤¤f¤¤¤m. ditions stated in t is Act; and that in the event of his failure to so

` report, or in the event of a showing in such report or otherwise to the Secretary of the Interior that the terms of the grant have not been complied with, the grant shall be held to be forfeited, and the Attorney General of the United States shall institute suit in the proper court for the recovery of said lands. Approved, March 2, 1923.