16. A site on Morris Island, for a beacon or light-houseCharleston County. A. D. 1912. Sites on North and South Island Georgetown, 17. A site on Thomas' Island, for a beacon or light-house. Points, near 18. Sites for three beacons, to be placed on or near North Georgetown and South Island Points, in the vicinity of GeorgetownGeorgetown County. Co. Ib. Same on Charlest on 19. A site on Cape Island, on some point in the immediate Cape Island, vicinity of the present light-house, on Cape Romain, for a Co. light-house-Charleston County. Ib. bor light. 20. A site on the East Battery, in the City of Charleston, leston for harfor a beacon or harbor-light. Ib. con, in range with Charleston Light None of the cites ceded in sub-divisions 16 to 20, inclusive, site for beato exceed ten acres in any one case; nor shall such sites be used for any other purpose than the purposes specified; and house. Site nothing shall exclude or prevent process, civil or criminal, con for St. issuing from the Courts of this State, from being served or Beaufort Co. executed within the limits of said cessions. 21. A site for beacon to range with Charleston lighthouse. for day bea Helena Sound, 1854, XII, 315. Sites for beacons for Callabogue fort Co. A site for a day beacon for St. Helena Sound-Beaufort Sound, BeauCounty. 22. Two sites for two beacons, to serve as a range for Callabogue Sound-Beaufort County. 23. A site for light-house and beacon-light on the main land, at North Edisto-Charleston County. Ib., 316. Sites at North Edisto, Charlest on Co. Ib. 24. A site for a light-house and beacon-light on the North Ing Island, Point of Hunting Island-Beaufort County. 25. A site for a light-house and beacon-light, on or near Hilton Head-Beaufort County. Ib. Site on or near Hilton Head, Beaufort Co. Ib. 185 6, None of the sites ceded in sub-divisions 21 to 25, inclusive, to exceed fifty acres in any one case; the said sites shall be XII, 592, § 3. forever exempt from any taxes to be paid to this State, and the same restrictions shall attach thereto as attach to the cession of a lot on South Island, by the proviso in subdivision 14 of this Section. The cession of said sites shall not be construed to authorize their use for any other purpose than the purposes specified, nor to exclude or prevent any process, civil or criminal, issuing from the Courts of this State, from being served or executed within the limits of the same. A. D. 1912. Fifty feet on tery, Charles ton. 26. A site, restricted to fifty feet square, on South BatSouth Bat-tery, in the City of Charleston, for a beacon or harbor-light, which shall be forever exempt from any taxes to be paid to 1854, XII, this State; and shall be subject to the same restrictions as attach to the cession of a lot on South Island, by the proviso in sub-division 14 of this section. 315. Site at Mt. Pleasant, Charlest on Co. 591. 27. A site for a light-house, in or near Mount Pleasant, Charleston Harbor, not exceeding one acre. 1856, XII, 28. A site for a beacon-light at White Point, in the City Site at White of Charleston, to be designated by the City Council of leston Co. Charleston. Point, Char Ib. Site at Fort town Co. Ib. known as Club House,' St., in Char leston. 312, §1. 29. A site for a light-house on Fort Point, near GeorgePoint, George- town, not exceeding twenty acres-Georgetown County. 30. A lot of land for a Court House and offices connected Site of land therewith, for the use of the United States Courts, or for "Charleston any other purposes to which the Government of the United on Meeting States may think proper to apply it, viz.: All that lot, piece, or parcel of land, with the buildings thereon, known as the 1870, XIV, "Charleston Club House," situate, lying, and being on the west side of Meeting Street, in the City of Charleston, measuring and containing in front, on Meeting Street, fifty-eight feet, more or less, by about two hundred and thirty-six feet in depth, more or less; bounding, north, on lands now or late of Wm. P. Greenland; to the east, on Meeting Street; to the south, on lands of M. C. Mordecai; and to the west, on lands of the French Protestant Church: Provided, That all process, civil or criminal, issued under the authority of this State, or any officer thereof, shall and may be served and executed on any part of the said premises, and on any person or persons there being, and implicated in any matter of law: And provided, always, That the said lot of land, and all the buildings and structures of every kind already thereon erected, or that may hereafter be erected thereon, shall be absolutely and forever exempt from all taxes of the County of Charleston, and the corporation of the City of Charleston, and of the aforesaid State. in Columbia, Richards on Half an acre 31. A lot of land for a postoffice and Court House, and corner of offices connected therewith, for the use of the United States, and Laurel or for any other purpose to which the Government of the United States may think proper to apply it, viz.: All that lot, piece, or parcel of land in the City of Columbia, situate, Streets. Ib., 326, § 1. lying, and being on the corner of the streets known as Richardson Street and Laurel Street, measuring one hundred and four feet, more or less, on Richardson Street, and two hundred and eight feet, more or less, on Laurel Street, and containing one-half an acre, more or less; bounded on the north by Laurel Street; on the east by Richardson Street; on the south by lot formerly belonging to Charles Beck, and now held by Hugh Weir; and on the west by lot formerly held by Robert N. Lewis, and, by his last will and testament, devised to Daniel B. Lewis, executor of said last will and testament of the said Robert N. Lewis: Provided, That all process, civil or criminal, issued under the authority of the State, or any officer thereof, shall and may be served and executed on any part of the said premises, and on any person or persons there being and implicated in any matter of law: And provided, always, That the said lot of land, and all the buildings and structures of every kind already thereon erected, or that may hereafter be erected thereon, shall be absolutely and forever exempt from all taxes of the County of Richland, and the corporation of the City of Columbia, and of the aforesaid State. in A. D. 1912. The Nation- 32. The jurisdiction of the State is hereby ceded to the al United States of America over certain land situate in the co. County of Florence, and near the town of Florence, known XV, 312. as the "National Cemetery." The United States are to retain such jurisdiction so long as such lands shall be used as a National Cemetery, and no longer. Such jurisdiction is granted on the express condition that the State of South Carolina shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over said lands, so far as that civil process in all cases not affecting the real or personal property of the United States, and such criminal or other process as shall issue under the authority of the State of South Carolina against any person or persons charged with crime or misdemeanor committed within or without the limits of the said lands, may be executed thereon in the same way and manner as if no jurisdiction had been hereby ceded. 33. There is granted to the United States of America a quantity of land on Sullivan's Island, Charleston Harbor, not exceeding three hundred feet in length and two hundred Charlest on feet in breadth, for the erection of the shore line of a jetty,XVI, 709. Shore line of Morris Island and of Sullivan's Island Yor the and erec tion of the jetties for Harbor. A. D. 1912. XVII, 95. to be erected for the improvement and deepening of the bar of Charleston harbor. The land so granted is described and located as follows: Starting from the magistral of the northeast salient angle of Fort Moultrie, thence running south two degrees seven and one-half minutes (2° 71⁄2') east, eight hundred and forty-six (846) feet, to a point near highwater line on the south shore of Sullivan's Island; thence north eighty-six degrees thirty-five and one-half minutes (86° 35') east, two thousand eight hundred (2,800) feet, to a point near the same high-water line; thence north seventy-seven degrees thirty-eight and one-half minutes (77° 381⁄2') east, two thousand one hundred and ninety and one-half (2,1902) feet, to a point on the high-water line of said shore, which point is the south-west angle of the tract hereby conveyed; thence north seventy-seven degrees thirtyeight and one-half minutes (77° 38') east, along said water-line three hundred (300) feet; thence north twelve degrees twenty-one and one-half minutes (12° 211⁄2') west; two hundred (200) feet; thence south seventy-seven degrees thirty-eight and one-half minutes (77° 381⁄2') west, three hundred (300) feet; thence south twelve degrees twenty-one and one-half minutes (12° 211⁄2') east, two hundred (200) feet, to the high-water line at the before-mentioned southwest angle of the tract herein conveyed; and the accretion on the three hundred (300) feet of water-front of said tract shall also belong to the United States for the purposes aforesaid. There is hereby granted to the United States of America a quantity of land on Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, sufficient for the erection of a shore line of a jetty for the improvement and deepening of the bar of Charleston Harbor, not exceeding fifteen hundred feet in length, measured on the high-water line, and two hundred feet in breadth, which land so granted may be located and selected either from the land now owned by the State of South Carolina at the north end of Morris Island; and the accretion on the water-front of said land so granted shall also belong to the United States for the purposes aforesaid. That in addition to said lands herein granted, is also ceded to the United States of America such other quantity of land on Morris Island as may be needed for the shore line of the jetty aforesaid, belonging to any person or persons other than the State of South Carolina, so soon as such land has been or may be conveyed by the owner thereof to the United States of America: Provided, That a plat of all the lands herein granted and ceded shall be made and be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State under the supervision and direction of the proper officer of the United States in charge of the jetties. A. D. 1912. for Charles 290. So much land of the State as may be needed for the per- Land ceded manent construction of the shore end of the jetties in ton jetties. Charleston Harbor lying on and next adjacent to Morris 1899, X X, Island and the creeks and marshes contiguous thereto, be, and the same are hereby, granted to the United States of America, for the purpose of the erection and construction of said shore end of said jetties: Provided, The same do not exceed one hundred and fifty acres: Provided, further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair or affect the rights of owners or of any private individuals claiming the said lands, or any part thereof. Provisos. in Georgetown 34. Such lands as may be required for the purpose of con- Certain lands necting Winyah Bay and Santee River, in Georgetown County beCounty, so as to facilitate commerce. tween Winyah Bay and Santee River. town jetties. 35. There is hereby ceded to the United States of America, A. A. 1882. for the purpose of constructing jetties for the improvement Land ceded of the bar at the entrance of Winyah Bay, S. C., any and all for Georgerights of the State to the adjacent water-covered territory — 1899, XX, extending from high-water mark in certain lands granted 291. by Bettie Mason Alexander and Edward P. Alexander to the United States of America, by deed bearing date the 17th of September, 1889, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Georgetown County, in Book K, page 692-695, outward about (500) five hundred feet, and also from the jetties to be constructed by the United States outward about five hundred feet in every direction into the Atlantic Ocean and Winyah Bay, respectively, and to any and all accretions to said territory growing out of the construction of said jetties, or from any other causes; this territory being at present bounded as follows, to wit: Description of land ceded North Island: Beginning at a point on the west side of the southern point of said island at the high-water line, on North Isabout (1600) sixteen hundred feet distant, and south 4 land. |