Public Law 75–804

That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to convey by quit-claim deed to the Arthur Alexander Post Numbered 68, The American Legion, of Belzoni, Mississippi, for the sum of $2,050, a tract of land, together with the improvements thereon, including one dwelling, three cottages, a shop, a boiler house, an oil house, a garage, a coal house, a telephone line, and a water tank, situated on the west bank of the Big Sunflower River, at Lock and Dam No. 1, in Washington County, Mississippi, being a part of Lot 6 of Section 2, Township 15 North, Range 5 West, and more specifically described as follows:

Description.

Beginning at a point on the West bank of the Big Sunflower River, which point is West two thousand nine hundred and thirty-one and four tenths (2,931.4) feet, and South four thou-sand five hundred and eighty-four (4,584) feet from the N. E. Corner of Section two (2), Township Fifteen (15) North, Range five (5) West; thence North 82°, 48ʹ, 30ʺ West, six hundred (600) feet, to the S. W. Corner of the tract marked by a piece of square iron set in concrete; thence North 6°, 20ʹ East, Twelve hundred (1200) feet to the N. W. Corner of the tract, marked by a piece of square iron set in concrete; thence South 82°, 48ʹ, 30ʺ East to the Big Sunflower River; thence along the Big Sunflower River following its meandering about twelve hundred (1200) feet to the intersection of the river and a line which bears South 82°, 48ʹ, 30ʺ, East from the beginning point: thence North 82°, 48ʹ, 30ʺ, West to the beginning point (all bearing being true bearings), containing sixteen and fifty-three one-hundredths (16.53) acres, more or less;

and a tract of land situated on the East bank at the locality, being a part of Lot 7, Section 2, Range 5 West, Township 15 North, and more specifically described as follows:

Beginning at the N. E. Corner of Section two (2), Township and Range as above, thence West two thousand three hundred fifty point one (2,350.1) feet; South three thousand eight hundred fifty one (3,851.0) feet, to the N. W. Corner of Tract acquired, thence South 82°, 48ʹ, 30ʺ E., one hundred (100) feet to N. E. Corner of tract, thence S. 5°, 11ʹ, 30ʺ W. eight hundred point five (800.5) feet to the S. E. Corner of tract, thence N. 82°, 48ʹ, 30ʺ W. one hundred (100) feet to the S. W. Corner of tract, thence along left bank of Big Sunflower River, N. 5°, 17ʹ E. three hundred point two (300.2) feet; N. 5°, 07ʹ E. five hundred point three (500.3) feet to the N. W. Corner of tract, containing one and eighty-three hundredths (1.83) acres, more or less;

for use by such post for the purposes of the organization, with discretion in the organization to grant the use thereof to Rotary Clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Women’s Clubs, or any other civic or community organization, subject to the perpetual right of the United States of America to flood such part of such land as may be necessary from time to time in the interest of flood control or navigation.

Sec. 2.

The deed of conveyance shall contain the following conditions:

Reversionary provision.

That in the event the grantee shall cease to use the property for the purposes of the organization and as herein provided, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such property, title thereto shall revert to the United States.

That the grantee shall bear all expenses (other than the preparation

Payment of expenses.

of the deed of conveyance) necessary to accomplish the conveyance.