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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 352.

AN ACT ceding to the United States of America

the jurisdiction over the lands in Prince George's

county, owned by the United States and Constitut-

ing the site of Fort Washington, and also over the

lands that may hereafter be conveyed to the United

States adjoining thereto, for Military and Naval

purposes, and which are herein described.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Jurisdiction
ceded

Maryland, That the jurisdiction and control over the

residue of the lands owned by the United States, and

constituting the site of Fort Washington, in the

county of Prince George's, and the jurisdiction and

control over the lands hereinafter described or ap-

portion thereof, in said county, that may be hereafter

conveyed by deed duly executed, acknowledged and

recorded to the United States, and the water, water-

rights and all other rights appertaining thereto, be
and the same is hereby ceded and vested in the Uni-

ted States of America for Military and Naval pur-

poses; the said cession, as to said land that may

hereafter be conveyed, to take effect whenever the

Begining.

same shall be so conveyed ; beginning for the said

lands, to be hereafter conveyed, at a granite stone

marked U. S. A., planted on the south side of the

road leading from Fort Washington to Piscataway,

and about nine perches from said road, and running

thence north thirty-eight degrees four minutes, west

fifty-four perches and fifty one-hundredths of a perch

to a stone marked U. S. ; thence north thirty-four

degrees thirty miuutes, east forty perches to a stake ;

thence north sixty-two degrees thirty minutes, east

forty perches to a stake ; thence north forty-eight

degrees forty-five minutes, east twenty-eight perches

Courses and

to a stake ; thence north fifty-nine degrees forty-five

distances

minutes, east twenty perches to a stake ; thence

north eighty-five degrees two minutes, east forty-

seven perches and thirty-three one-hundredths of a

perch to a stake; thence north fifty-six degrees forty-

seven minutes, east six perches and eighty-eight one-

hundreths of a perch to a stake and stone ; thence

south eighty-one degrees nine minutes, east eighty-

two perches and eighty-two one-hundredths of a