PROCLAMATIONS, mis. 1791 ments, including all easements, rights of way, riparian, and other rights appurtenant thereto, or any land selected by him to be used for the carrying out of the purposes of this Act. That if said land and appurtenances and improvements shall be taken over as aforesaid, the United States shall make just compensation therefor, to be determined by the President, and if the amount thereof so determined by the President is unsatisfactory to the person entitled to receive the same, such person shall be paid seventy-five per centum of the amormt so determined by the President and shall be entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sum, as added to the said seventy-five per centum, will make up such amount as will be just compensation therefor, in the manner provided for by section twenty-four paragraiph twenty, and section one hundred and forty- ve of the u cial Code. Upon the taking over of said property by the President as aforesaid, the title to all such property so taken over shall immediately vest in the United States. For the purposes of this Act there is herelgv appropriated out of any money m the Treasury of the United tates not otherwise appropriated the sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, That no railroad shall be built in the District of Columbia under this Act, until Co ess has approved the oint from which such road may start anldgiilso the route to be follbwed in the District of Columbia. " ` And WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Navy has been successful in consummating the negotiations for the purchase of only one certain parcel of land within the area needed for the puéposes oresaid, and WHEREAS, it is a military necessi? for the nited States to take possession of the remainder of the lan needed for the purposes aforesaid, together with all easements, riglrts of way, riparian and other rights and privileges appurtenent or atppertaming thereto and to begin without delay the development o said land for the uses and p oses aforesaid. uirfow, THEREFORE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES- ,,,{§°§‘,§”§°§,,*§,¥§“m%' ENTS, that I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the United States of America by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by said Act of Congress approved April 26, 1918, do hereby on behalf of the United States, talie title to and possession of such of the following described tracts of land as are not now owned by the United States: PARCEL 1. All that 'certain tract of land situate in Charles County, State 1.¤¤uE&1¤¤<1· of Maryland, on Cornwallis Neck adjoiningNand to the south of the southerly boundary line of the aval ervation, Naval Proving Ground, Indian Head, Md.; being bounded on the eastward, southward and westward by the waters of Mattawoman Creek and the waters of the Potomac River, together with adjacent marshes, flats, islands and islets and all easements, rights of way, riparian other rights and privileges appurtenant or appertaining to said tract o land inc uding all fixed and immovable property thereon located containing in all twelve hundred (1200) acres more or less of fast land, which said tract of land is shown on a certain blueprint on file in the Navy Department bearing the legend "Cornwallis Neck from Glymont to Dee Point, embracing U. S. Naval Proving Ground, Indian Uead, Md. 1900, com iled from surveys by A. C. Marbiuy, C. E. by direction of A. Couden, Commander, U. S. N., Inspector in charge, U. S. N. P. G. "
