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Volume 49

Public Law 74–171

To authorize the sale by the United States to the municipality of Hot Springs, New Mexico, of the north half of the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6, township 14 south, range 4 west, New Mexico principal meridian, New Mexico.

Approved April 10, 1936

Statutory text

AN ACT

To authorize the sale by the United States to the municipality of Hot Springs, New Mexico, of the north half of the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6, township 14 south, range 4 west, New Mexico principal meridian, New Mexico.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to patent to the

Purchase price, description, etc.

city of Hot Springs, New Mexico, upon payment by such city of a purchase price at the rate of $1.25 per acre, the land on the north half of the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6, township 14 south, range 4 west, New Mexico principal meridian, New Mexico, for the purpose of enabling such city to establish a permanent recreational site and municipal golf course, subject to the highway right-of-way shown on a map approved by the Department of Interior on December 13, 1933, pursuant to the

Vol. 42, p. 216; U. S. C., p. 972.

Reversionary provision.

provisions of section 17 of the Act of November 9, 1929 11 So in original. (42 Stat.212). Such conveyance shall contain the express condition that if such city shall at any time cease to use such property for such purpose, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such property, title thereto shall revert to the United States.

Approved, April 10, 1936.

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