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 1886 rnocnmmrrous, 1918. by said Act_of Co ress approved April 26, 1918, do hereby on, behalf of the Unitedngtates take title to and possession of the fo low- _  described tract of land,   · 3$§f§,’f'{’;;,_ All that certain tract of land situate in the County of King George, State of Virginia on Mathias Point Neck on the Potomac River, beginnin for the same at the point of intersection of the center line of C§ambo, otherwise known as Gumbo, Creek with the line of the low water mark of the Potomac River; thence in a general northwesterly direction following the center line of said Gambo Creek to its oint of intersection with the property line between the land of Jpames H. Arnold and A. B. Hooe, a distance of thirteen thousand two hundred feet (13,200’) more or less; thence in a general easterly direction followin the- boundary line between the land of the said Arnold and the land of the said Hooe to its §oint of intersection with the low water line of the Potomac iver a distance of four thousand eight hundred and thirty feet (4830’) more or less; thence in a general _ southerly direction following the low water line of the Potomac River to the point of  Containing in all three hundred and seventy-two (372) acres more or less. Together with marshes and ilats and ·all improvements, easements, rights or way, riparian and all other rights and privileges appurtenant or a pertaining in any manner to said above described tract of land? includin also all privately owned rights in the underwater lands 0% the Potomac River lying in front of the said above described tract of land. Which said tract of land is shown on a certain blueprint on file in the office of the Solicitor, De artment of the Navy, which blueprint bears the legend, “lf S. Naval Auxiliary Proving Ground, Mathias Point, Va. Property Map Compiled under the direction of Lieut. Commander S. A. Clement, J. W. Russell, Sur., C. E. Isbell, Del., Mar. 28, 1918, submitted. S. A. Clement, Lieut. Commander, U. S. Navy, Assistant Inspector in Charge, Auxiliary Proving Ground, A proved H. E. Lackey, Commander, U. S. Navy Inspector off Ordnance in charge." .,,P‘§‘€’,,,’}1,,‘§}.‘,}°',‘f§’“§',§’.i The said above described tract of land, together with all the Nm'- aforesaid rights and privil?es appurtenant or appertaining thereto is hereby declared to e an the same is set aside or the Naval urposes aforesaid, and is placed imder the exclusive control of the gccretary of the Navy, who is authorized and directed to take immediate possession thereo in accordance with the terms of the act aforesaid, _ on behalf of the United States of America. peiigidiziilmt °' °°‘°' The Secretary of the Navy is further authorized and directed to take such steps as may in his judgment be necessary for the p1u·pose of conductingl negotiations with the owners of property or rights whatsoever therein within the said tract of land, for the purpose of ascertaining the just compensation to which said owners are entitled in order that the compensation therefor may be made in accordance with the provisions o the Act aforesaid. All owners of land and improvements title and possession of which are hereby taken in accordance with the terms of the Act aforesaid and all persons having claims or liens in respect thereto are hereby notified to appear before the Board to be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy and present their claims for compensation for consideration by the said Board _d in accordance with the provisions of the Act aforesaid. v¤l<i.¤°$i.°°°° °°m°dt° All persons residing within said above described parcel of land or owning movable property situate thereon are hereby notified to vacate the said tract of land and to remove therefrom all movable property within thirty days from the date of this proclamation.