N.Y. State Law § 24: Cession during ownership by the United States, with reservation of right to serve process

§ 24. Cession during ownership by the United States, with reservation

of right to serve process. Title and jurisdiction to the following

tracts or parcels of land have been ceded to the United States by this

state, on condition that the jurisdiction so ceded should not prevent

the execution thereon of any process, civil or criminal, issued under

the authority of the state, except as such process might affect the

property of the United States therein, and that such jurisdiction shall

continue in the United States so long only as the land shall remain the

property of the United States:

1. At West Point. A tract of land under water described as follows:

"Beginning at a point at high water mark on the west shore of the Hudson

river on south line of lands belonging to the United States and

northeast corner of lands belonging to Edward V. Kinsley, and running

thence into the river from high water mark S.70Á E., 125 feet; thence

N.31Á E., 3165 feet, to a point fifty feet east of the most easterly

point at high water mark of a point of land at base of 'Battery Knox';

thence N.20Á E., 1350 feet, to a point sixty feet east of high water

mark at 'Gee's Point;' thence N.52Á 20' W., 1375 feet; thence N.75Á 30'

W., 445 feet, to a point fifty feet north of the northwest corner of the

'North dock'; thence N.47Á 25' W., 2175 feet, to a point three hundred

feet east of high water mark; thence N.23Á 45' W., 1420 feet, to a point

one hundred feet east of high water mark; thence N.7Á 55' W., 1718 feet,

to a point fifty feet east of high water mark; thence N.9Á 5' W., 1803

feet, to a point one hundred feet east of high water mark, and in range

with the north line of the United States lands; thence N.89Á 20' W., 100

feet, to a bolt set in a rock for the northeast corner of said lands of

the United States"; acquired for the purpose of erecting and maintaining

docks, wharves, boat-houses, batteries and other needful military

structures and appurtenances. Certain lands in the county of Orange,

adjacent or contiguous to the military reservation at West Point,

heretofore purchased by the United States, for the erection and

maintenance thereon of forts, magazines, military academy, hospitals,

docks, piers, and other needful buildings and for other military

purposes of the United States Military Academy; and any roadways thereon

not public highways across said reservation and also land under water of

Hudson river adjacent to and lying in front of said purchased lands, for

a distance toward the middle of said river not less than fifty and not

more than one hundred feet from high water mark on said lands, for the

erection of wharves and docks and for other military purposes of the

United States.

2. At Governor's island. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Governor's island, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point fifty feet from the head of the main wooden dock,

commonly known as the quartermaster's dock and on a line with the north

face of said dock, running thence S.5Á 13' W., 137 feet; thence S.14Á

44' W., 595 feet; thence S.29Á 25' W., 490 feet; thence S.53Á 58'W., 622

feet; thence N.78Á 27' W., 1088 feet; thence N.18Á 55' W., 1565 feet;

thence N.17Á 4' E., 535 feet; thence N.79Á 58' E., 318 feet to a point

fifty feet from the head of the Castle William's dock and on a line with

the west face of said dock; thence N.89Á 48' E., 584 feet; thence S.74Á

23' E., 786 feet; thence S.45Á 44' E., 751 feet to a point fifty feet

from the head of the stone dock, and on a line with the north face of

said dock; thence S.20Á 33' E., 222 feet to the point of beginning,

"acquired for the purpose of erecting and maintaining docks, wharves,

boat-houses, sea walls, batteries and other needful structures and

appurtenances.

3. At Bedloe's island. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Bedloe's island, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point fifty feet from the head of the main dock or wharf

and on a line with the southwest face of said dock; running thence S.41Á

13' W., 424 feet; thence N.72Á 13' W., 423 feet; thence N.24Á 23' W.,

548 feet; thence N.20Á 19' E., 639 feet; thence N.62Á 1' E., 262 feet;

thence S.27Á 7' E., 1255 feet, to a point fifty feet from the head of

the main dock and on a line with the northeast face thereof; thence

S.33Á 4' W., forty feet to the point of beginning, " acquired for the

purpose of erecting and maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea

walls, batteries and other needful structures and appurtenances.

4. At Ellis's island. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Ellis's island, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point fifty feet from the head of the east dock and on a

line with the north face of said dock; running thence S.18Á 30' E., 605

feet; thence S.71Á 30' W., 202 feet; thence N.81Á 19' W., 313 feet;

thence N.32Á 4' W., 178 feet, this line being parallel to the head of

the west dock, and distant fifty feet from said dock; thence due north

577 feet; thence S.70Á 47' E., 424 feet, to the point of beginning,"

acquired for the purpose of erecting and maintaining docks, wharves,

boat-houses, sea walls, batteries and other needful structures and

appurtenances.

5. At David's island. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at David's island, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point one hundred and fifty feet from the head of the

new dock, commonly called the coal dock, and on a line with the

northwest face of said dock; running thence N.3Á 20' E., 755 feet;

thence N.79Á 5' E., 630 feet; thence N.6Á 12' E., 1096 feet; thence

N.52Á 25' E., 552 feet; thence S.69Á 18' E., 647 feet; thence S.36Á 28'

E., 604 feet; thence S.35' E., 1066 feet; thence S.13Á 54' E., 834 feet;

thence S.23Á 55' W., 427 feet; thence S.71Á 49' W., 1121 feet; thence

N.48Á 18' W., 1550 feet, to the point of beginning, " acquired for the

purpose of erecting and maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea

walls, batteries and other needful structures and appurtenances.

6. At Fort Lafayette. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Fort Lafayette, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point ninety-two feet west from the prolongation of the

west face of the fort, and eighty feet north from the prolongation of

the north face of the said fort, running thence S.67Á 34' E., 448 feet;

thence S.22Á 26' W., 448 feet; thence N.67Á 34' W., 448 feet; thence

N.22Á 26' E., 448 feet, to the point of beginning, " acquired for the

purpose of erecting and maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea

walls, batteries and other needful structures and appurtenances.

7. At Fort Hamilton. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Fort Hamilton, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point at high-water mark on the western boundary line of

the United States land there situate; running thence in continuation of

said boundary line S.64Á 45' W., 320 feet; thence due south for 233 feet

to a point seventy-five feet from head of the dock (or wharf) and on a

line with the north face of said dock; thence S.49Á 37' E., 1915 feet to

a point on the continuation of the southern boundary line of the said

United States land; thence along said continuation N.21Á 10' E., 165

feet to a point at high-water mark, on said southern boundary line of

said United States land, " acquired for the purpose of erecting and

maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea walls, batteries and other

needful structures and appurtenances.

8. At Forth Wadsworth. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Fort Wadsworth (or Tompkins) described as

follows: "Beginning at a point at high-water mark on the northern

boundary line of the United States land there situate; running thence in

continuation of said boundary line N.73Á 16' E., forty feet to low-water

mark; thence in continuation of said boundary line N.73Á 16' E., fifty

feet; thence S.48Á 23' E., 1073 feet; thence S.9Á E., 1652 feet; thence

S.18Á 57' E., 700 feet; thence S.40Á W., 850 feet to a point on the

continuation of the western boundary line of the said United States

land; thence N.30Á 16' W., for 100 feet along said continuation of

boundary line to low-water mark; thence N.30Á 16' W., for 350 feet along

said continuation to a point at high-water mark on the western boundary

line of the United States land, " acquired for the purpose of erecting

and maintaining docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea walls, batteries and

other needful structures and appurtenances.

9. At Fort Schuyler. A tract of land under water contiguous to the

lands of the United States at Fort Schuyler, described as follows:

"Beginning at a point on the boundary line of the land of the United

States at high-water mark on the north shore of Throgg's Neck; running

thence in continuation of said boundary line N.21Á 10' E., 257 feet to

low-water mark; thence in continuation of said boundary line N.21Á 10'

E., sixty-three feet; thence S.1Á 21' E., 988 feet; thence S.41Á E.,

1350 feet; thence S.77Á 24' E., for 906 feet; thence S.44Á 20' E., for

543 feet; thence S.5Á 17' W., for 634 feet; thence S.52Á 15' W., for 622

feet; thence N.63Á 19' W., for 698 feet; thence N.54Á 13' W., for 1728

feet; thence N.49Á 33' W., for 1065 feet to a point on the continuation

of the boundary line of the said United States land at Throgg's Neck;

thence on the line of said continuation N.21Á 10' E., for 77 feet to

low-water mark; thence on line of said continuation N.21Á 10' E., for

123 feet to a point at high-water mark on the south shore of said

Throgg's Neck and on the boundary line of the present United States land

there situate; " acquired for the purpose of erecting and maintaining

docks, wharves, boat-houses, sea walls, batteries and other needful

structures and appurtenances.