The following described lands situated in Beaufort County have been granted and ceded to the United States for military purposes in providing for a road to and from the United States training station, to wit: A strip of land two hundred feet wide, starting at a point on the north bank of Archer's Creek, N. 64° 29' W. 6563 feet from monument numbered 31 at the marine barracks, Parris Island, South Carolina, thence N. 13° 40' W. 4605 feet to a point at the mean high-water line near Jericho Point; thence N. 87° 39' E. 204 feet to a point also at the mean high-water line near Jericho Point; thence S. 13° 40' E. 4565 feet to a point on the north bank of Archer's Creek; thence S. 76° 20' W. 200 feet to the point of beginning. The conveyance of the tract of land herein described to the United States was made upon the express condition and limitation that said property shall be used only for military purposes and when it shall cease to be actually used for military purposes, the title and right of possession shall immediately revert to this State without notice, demand or action brought.
The grant was also made upon condition that it would not be effectual as to any portion of the premises embraced in the foregoing description in or to which any person had any right, title or interest or upon which any person owned or had buildings, structures or improvements until the United States compensated such person for such right, title and interest and for such buildings, structures and improvements and acquired the right, title and interest of such person thereto or therein. In case of the failure of the United States and any person interested as aforesaid or owner as aforesaid to agree upon proper compensation to be paid as above provided the United States may have such compensation determined by the verdict of a jury upon application by petition to the court of common pleas of Beaufort County. Such court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of such petition which shall be served as by law a summons in a civil action in said court is to be served. Such cause shall be heard without delay, at a term of court, and under the direction of the presiding judge thereof and such determination shall be final and without appeal. And upon the amount so found being paid, with all costs of the proceedings, if any, the right, title and interest of such person or owner thereto and therein shall vest in the United States.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 39-111; 1952 Code Section 39-111; 1942 Code Section 2042; 1932 Code Section 2042; 1929 (36) 722.