New York § 20 - 20Cession without reservation
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 20 — 20Cession without reservation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20. 20Cession without reservation
§ 20. Cession without reservation. Title and jurisdiction has been ceded to the United States by this state as follows: 1. Little island in Hudson river. A tract of land known as Little island, in the Hudson river, opposite New Baltimore, acquired by the United States for a light-house site and keepers' dwellings. 2. Lands in West Oswego. For the purpose of excavating and removing the same, to improve the navigation of the Oswego river, all the right and title of the state of New York in and to the following described property, namely: Lots one hundred and twenty-three, one hundred and twenty-four and one hundred and twenty-five in fortification block number two in West Oswego, New York, the same being part of the island situate in the Oswego river near its mouth.
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Section 20 ("20Cession without reservation") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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