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Volume 50 · 639

Public Law 75–621

To authorize the transfer of a certain piece of land in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Approved August 14, 1937

Statutory text

AN ACT

To authorize the transfer of a certain piece of land in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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

That the Secretary of War is authorized to convey to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for State road purposes, without expense to the United States, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a certain piece of land in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, described as follows:

Beginning at a stone, in the southeast corner of the United States

Description.

reservation at Lock and Dam Numbered 45, Ohio River, which point is north twenty-three degrees eight minutes west thirty-seven feet from a point formerly marked by a stone in Minor’s line (now line between L. D. Addison heirs and Burks heirs) at south edge of right-of-way of old road; thence running along the north side of the Stephensport-Cloverport. Road south eighty-two degrees thirty-seven minutes west two hundred and fifty-five and one-tenth feet to a stone; thence north eighty-nine degrees forty-two minutes west fifty-four and eighty-five one-hundredths feet to a stake at the intersection of United States property line and the northern limits of right-of-way of proposed Stephensport-Cloverport highway; thence running thirty feet from and parallel with the center line of proposed right-of-way on one degree fifteen minutes curve three hundred and thirteen and ninety-six one-hundredths feet to a stake in the property line between the United States reservation and Pearl Burks; thence running with the said property line south eleven degrees eighteen minutes west thirteen and fifty-six one-hundredths feet to a stone, the point of beginning, containing approximately eight one-hundredths acre.

Such conveyance shall contain the express condition that if the

Reversionary provision.

Commonwealth of Kentucky shall at any time cease to use said land for road or highway purposes, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such land, title thereto shall revert to the United States.

Approved, August 14, 1937.

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