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Public Law 58–1619
For the cession of one hundred and twenty acres of land to the Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association.
Approved April 27, 1904
Statutory text
An Act
For the cession of one hundred and twenty acres of land to the Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association.
Whereas the Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association is desirous of making a park and erecting a monument thereon of the land upon
Preamble.
which was fought a memorable battle between the scouts and frontiermen on the one side and hostile Indians on the other: Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the northeast quarter
Public lands.
Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association, Colorado.
Lands ceded to, for public park.
of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty-one, township two south, range forty-three west of the sixth principal meridian, is hereby ceded to the Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association, a corporation incorporated and organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Colorado, for the purpose of a public park, and in the event that the same shall not be used for a public park for three successive years the same shall revert to the Government. Declaration of forfeiture under this Act may be declared
Forfeiture.
by the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 2.
That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to
Patent.
issue to the Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association a patent for said land, subject to the qualification herein contained.
Approved, April 27, 1904.