The consent of the state is given, in accordance with Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution of the United States, to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, of any lands in this state which have been or may be acquired for sites for customs houses, courthouses, post offices, or for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings.
(Ga. L. 1906, p. 126, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1910, § 25; Ga. L. 1927, p. 352, § 1; Code 1933, § 15-301.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
No jurisdiction over national military park.
- Game and Fish Commission (now Department of Natural Resources) of this state does not have jurisdiction over the premises of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park for the purpose of checking fishing licenses and other violations of fishing and hunting laws which might occur on the premises of the park. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 51.
Exclusive criminal jurisdiction.- Although in earlier Acts consenting to acquisition and ceding jurisdiction over land for the park, criminal jurisdiction was specifically reserved by the State of Georgia, exclusive jurisdiction was ceded by this section. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 51.
Building safety council has no right or duty to inspect: (a) properties of the federal government such as military reservations; or (b) properties, such as military housing projects, owned by the government but leased to private persons for nongovernmental uses. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 394.
Juvenile court does not have jurisdiction on military base.- Fort Stewart remains in the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government and the Juvenile Court of Liberty County does not have jurisdiction over juveniles who have allegedly committed delinquent acts on the military base. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U94-10.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 77 Am. Jur. 2d, United States, § 33 et seq.
C.J.S.- 91 C.J.S., United States, § 123 et seq.
ALR.
- Applicability of state statutes or municipal regulations to contracts for performance of work on land owned or leased by the federal government, 91 A.L.R. 779; 115 A.L.R. 371; 127 A.L.R. 827.
Applicability of statute or municipal regulations to contracts for performance of work on land owned or leased by federal government, 127 A.L.R. 827.