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PRIVATE LAW 164~AUG. 8, 1953 CHAPTER 374

AN ACT To authorize the sale of certain land in Alaska to the Calvary Baptist Church, of Anchorage, Alaska, for use as a church site. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Calvary Baptist Church, of Anchorage, Alaska, is hereby authorized for a period of one year from and after the effective date of this Act to apply for the purchase of, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to convey to the church, for use as a church site, the following-described land situated in Alaska: Beginning at corner numbered -3, United States Survey Numbered 3047, A & B, North Addition Numbered 4 to Anchorage Townsite, located at the point of intersection of the northerly side of Manor Avenue with the easterly side of North Seventh Street; thence north fifty-four degrees twenty-eight minutes thirty seconds east, one hundred ninety-nine and ninety-six one-hundredths feet; thence north thirty-five degrees thirty-one minutes thirty seconds west, twenty-six and ninety-three one-hundredths feet; thence south eighty-nine degrees fifty-eight minutes west, one hundred ninety-four and seventy-nine one-hundredths feet; thence south fifty-four degrees twenty-eight minutes thirty seconds west, forty-one and thirty-seven one-hundredths feet; thence south thirty-five degrees thirty-one minutes thirty seconds east, exactly one hundred and forty feet to the point of beginning, containing fourhundred-and-thirty-seven one-thousandths acre. SEC. 2. That the conveyance shall be made upon the payment by the said church for the land at its reasonable appraised price of not less than $1.25 per acre, to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the conveyance hereby authorized shall not include any land covered by a valid existing right initiated under the publicland laws: Provided further, That the coal and other mineral deposits in the land shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same under applicable laws and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Approved August 8, 1953.

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Calvary Baptist Church, Alaska. Conveyance.

CHAPTER 375

AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain lands within the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to E d Clements, subject to the reservation of all minerals, at the appraised value as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, the following described land of the United States: South half northeast quarter northeast quarter and north half southeast quarter northeast quarter of section 25, township 17 north, range 11 east. New Mexico principal meridian: Provided, That the appraisal shall be exclusive of any increased value resulting from the development and improvement of the land by said E d Clements or his pred!ecessors in possession, and shall give full consideration to his equities. Approved August 8, 1953. 27000 O - 53 - 47

August 8, 1953 [H. R. 2013]

August 8, 1953 [H. R. 3956]

Ed Clements. Conveyance.

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