South Carolina § 3-3-340 - Other lands ceded.

§ 3-3-340. Other lands ceded.

Other lands that have been ceded to the United States are:

(1) Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island, Charleston County. In addition to the lands mentioned in Section 3-3-240, all the lands originally reserved for Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island, in Charleston County, not in excess of five acres, with all the forts, fortifications and buildings thereon, together with the canal leading from the cove on the back of the fort nearly up to the same, as delineated on the plan of Charleston Harbor by Col. Senf in the Secretary of State's office at Columbia;

(2) Fort Johnson, Charleston County. The high lands and part of the marsh belonging to Fort Johnson not in excess of twenty acres, as delineated on said plan of Charleston Harbor, including the present site of Fort Johnson;

(3) Fort Pinckney, Charleston County. The land on which Fort Pinckney is built and three acres around the same in Charleston County;

(4) Sandbank on southeast point of Charleston. A portion of the sandbank marked "C" on the southeasternmost point of Charleston, as delineated on said plan of Charleston Harbor, not exceeding two acres;

(5) Ten acres on Blythe's Point, Sampit River, in Georgetown County. A lot, not exceeding four acres, for a battery or fort and necessary buildings on Dr. Blythe's point of land at the mouth of Sampit River, Georgetown County, and a quantity of land, not exceeding six acres, on Dr. Blythe's said point of land at the mouth of Sampit River, adjoining and in addition to such four acres; and for the same purposes;

(6) Mustard Island and seven acres on St. Helena Island, Beaufort County. Mustard Island, opposite Parris Island, in Beaufort River, and a tract of land on St. Helena Island, opposite Mustard Island, not exceeding seven acres in Beaufort County;

(7) Five acres in Beaufort, Beaufort County. - Five acres of the public lands near the town of Beaufort, including the site of Fort Lyttleton in Beaufort County, for the purpose of erecting a fort;

(8) Site at Mount Pleasant, Charleston County. A site for a lighthouse in or near Mount Pleasant in Charleston Harbor, not exceeding one acre;

(9) Site at White Point, in Charleston County. A site for a beacon light at White Point, in the city of Charleston, as heretofore designated by the city council of Charleston;

(10) Site at Fort Point in Georgetown County. A site, not exceeding twenty acres, for a lighthouse on Fort Point, near Georgetown in Georgetown County;

(11) Shore line of Sullivan's Island for jetty for Charleston Harbor. A quantity of land on Sullivan's Island in Charleston Harbor, not exceeding three hundred feet in length and two hundred feet in breadth, for the shore line of a jetty erected for the improvement and deepening of the bar of Charleston Harbor, 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° 7 1⁄2 ') east, eight hundred and forty-six (846) feet, to a point near high-water line on the south shore of Sullivan's Island; thence north eighty-six degrees, thirty-five and one-half minutes (86° 35 1⁄2 ') 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° 38 1⁄2 ') east, two thousand one hundred and ninety and one-half (2,190 1⁄2 et, to a point on the high-water line of said shore which is the southwest angle of the tract hereby conveyed; thence north seventy-seven degrees, thirty-eight and one-half minutes (77° 38 1⁄2 ') east, along said water line three hundred (300) feet; thence north twelve degrees, twenty-one and one-half minutes (12° 21 1⁄2 ') west, two hundred (200) feet; thence south seventy-seven degrees, thirty-eight and one-half minutes (77° 38 1⁄2 ') west, three hundred (300) feet; thence south twelve degrees, twenty-one and one-half minutes (12° 21 1⁄2 ') east, two hundred (200) feet, to the high-water line at the before-mentioned southwest angle of the tract herein conveyed; together with the accretion on the three hundred (300) feet of water front of said tract;

(12) Shore line on Morris Island for jetty for Charleston Harbor. A quantity of land on Morris Island in 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, as located and selected from the land formerly owned by the State at the north end of Morris Island, together with the accretion on the water front of such land so granted, for the purposes aforesaid. And also such other quantity of land on Morris Island as may be needed for the shore line of the jetty aforesaid, belonging or formerly belonging to any person other than the State if and when such land has been conveyed by the owner thereof to the United States; provided a plat of all such lands 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;

(13) Lands connecting Winyah Bay and Santee River. Such lands as may be required for the purpose of connecting Winyah Bay and Santee River in Georgetown County so as to facilitate commerce;

(14) Tracts in Charleston, Beaufort, and Georgetown Counties for quarantine purposes. The right, title and interest of this State to, and the jurisdiction of this State over, the following described tracts of land and land covered by water, situated in the counties of Charleston, Beaufort, and Georgetown, granted and ceded to the United States for the purposes of quarantine, to wit:

(a) A Tract of Land on James' Island and Buildings. A tract of land on James' Island, Charleston Harbor, lying and being upon the easterly, southerly and westerly sides of the land belonging to the United State Government and known as the Fort Johnson Reservation, being ninety acres, more or less, and including the marshland and tide flats east and south of said Fort Johnson Reservation to low-water line and the buildings then on said ninety-acre tract;

(b) Quarantine Station at Georgetown. The quarantine station at Georgetown, on South Island, entrance to Georgetown Harbor, consisting of five acres of land, more or less, a residence and outbuildings;

(c) Quarantine Station at Buzzard's Island, Beaufort County. The quarantine station on Buzzard's Island, at the entrance of St. Helena Sound, consisting of ten acres, more or less, officers' quarters, two hospital buildings and quarters for crew;

(d) Quarantine Station at Parris Island, Beaufort County. The quarantine station on Parris Island, Port Royal Sound, consisting of fifteen acres, more or less, an officer's residence, two hospitals and outbuildings; and

(15) Portion of Laurel Street in Columbia. That portion of Laurel Street in the city of Columbia that was being used on April 19, 1943, for a recreational center by the United States.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 39-134; 1952 Code SECTION 39-134; 1942 Code SECTION 2042; 1932 Code SECTION 2042; 1805 (5) 501; 1808 (5) 576; 1856 (12) 591; A. A. 1882; 1878 (16) 709; 1907 (25) 636; 1911 (27) 95; 1943 (43) 214.