Pennsylvania Act 1949-454 — ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WATERS TO ACCEPT LAND

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ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WATERS TO ACCEPT LAND
                 Act of May 20, 1949, P.L. 1508, No. 454              Cl. 32
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of Forests and Waters to accept, on
        behalf of the Commonwealth, certain real estate situate in
        Elk County, subject to the reservations in the chain of
        title.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Department of Forests and Waters is hereby
     authorized and empowered to accept, on behalf of the
     Commonwealth, approximately one hundred (100) acres of land,
     situate in Elk County, more particularly bounded and described
     as follows:
        All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying
     and being partly in Warrant No. 4112 in the Township of Jones,
     Elk County, Pennsylvania, and partly in Warrant No. 4111 in the
     Township of Benzinger, Elk County, Pennsylvania, bounded and
     described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a post on the
     westerly side of the travelled roadway of the public road
     leading from Johnsonburg to the village of Glen Hazel, said post
     being situate in the southern line of Warrant No. 4112 at a
     point forty-four and four-tenths (44.4) feet north 89 degrees
     45' west along said line from a one and one-half (1 1/2) inch
     iron pipe and stones near the eastern boundary of said public
     road for a witness, and being also situate approximately four
     thousand and fifty-six (4056) feet, be the same more or less,
     north 89 degrees 45' west along said warrant line from the
     southeastern corner of said Warrant No. 4112; thence along said
     public road following in general along or near the western edge
     of the travelled roadway thereof, the following fifteen courses
     and distances, viz., (1) North ten degrees fifteen minutes east
     (N. 10 degrees 15' E.), seventy and seven-tenths (70.7) feet;
     (2) North twenty-eight degrees seven minutes west (N. 28 degrees
     07' W.), sixty five and six tenths (65.6) feet; (3) North forty
     degrees twenty-one minutes west (N. 40 degrees 21' W.), two
     hundred ninety-four and one-tenth (294.1) feet; (4) North
     thirty-seven degrees thirty-five minutes west (N. 37 degrees 35'
     W.), four hundred eleven and one-tenth (411.1) feet; (5) North
     thirty degrees thirty-seven minutes west (N. 30 degrees 37' W.),
     one hundred forty-four and two-tenths (144.2) feet; (6) North
     ten degrees forty-four minutes west (N. 10 degrees 44' W.),
     ninety-one and two-tenths (91.2) feet; (7) North twelve degrees
     forty-eight minutes east (N. 12 degrees 48' E.), two hundred
     seventy-two and four-tenths (272.4) feet; (8) North fifteen
     degrees fifty-two minutes east (N. 15 degrees 52' E.), five
     hundred sixty-seven and three-tenths (567.3) feet; (9) North
     fifteen degrees nine minutes east (N. 15 degrees 09' E.), four
     hundred thirty-two and five-tenths (432.5) feet; (10) North
     seventeen degrees twenty-two minutes east (N. 17 degrees 22'
     E.), three hundred seventeen and two-tenths (317.2) feet; (11)
     North twelve degrees twenty minutes east (N. 12 degrees 20' E.),
     three hundred fifty-seven and eight-tenths (357.8) feet; (12)
     North fifty-three minutes east (N. 0 degree 53' E.), two hundred
     seventy-seven and nine-tenths (277.9) feet; (13) North seven
     degrees twenty-three minutes west (N. 7 degrees 23' W.), four
     hundred fifty-two and two-tenths (452.2) feet; (14) North four
     degrees thirty-six minutes west (N. 4 degrees 36' W.), five
     hundred fifty-nine and one-tenth (559.1) feet; (15) North five
     degrees nineteen minutes east (N. 5 degrees 19' E.), eighty-four
     (84) feet; thence leaving the roadway of said public road north
     thirty minutes east (N. 0 degree 30' E.), forty-seven and four-
     tenths (47.4) feet to a one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inch iron
     pipe marker on or near the westerly boundary of said public
     road, situate approximately twenty-five (25) feet
     perpendicularly distant westwardly from the center line of said
     road; thence north seven degrees nine minutes east (N. 7 degrees
     09' E.), approximately four hundred and twenty-seven (427) feet,
     be the same more or less, to the east branch of the Clarion
     River, at a distance of three hundred forty-three and five-
     tenths (343.5) feet on said course, passing a one and one-half
     (1 1/2) inch iron pipe marker near the top of the east bank of
     said river; thence down along the east branch of said Clarion
     River by its various courses and distances, a distance of
     approximately five thousand five hundred and fifty (5550) feet,
     be the same more or less, to a point in a line parallel to the
     southern line of Warrant No. 4112 and situate four hundred and
     eighteen (418) feet perpendicularly distant southward therefrom;
     thence by said last mentioned line parallel to the southern line
     of Warrant No. 4112 south eighty-nine degrees forty-five minutes
     east (S. 89 degrees 45' E.), approximately four hundred thirty-
     seven and seven-tenths (437.7) feet, be the same more or less,
     to a one and one-half (1 1/2) inch iron pipe in the aforesaid
     public road near the western edge of the travelled roadway
     thereof at a distance of eighty (80) feet on said course,
     passing a one and one-half (1 1/2) inch iron pipe marker
     standing near the top of the east bank of said branch of said
     river; thence along the said public road following in general
     along or near the western edge of the travelled roadway thereof,
     the eight courses and distances following, viz., (1) North
     thirty-six degrees one minute east (N. 36 degrees 01' E.), one
     hundred and thirty (130) feet; (2) North forty-six degrees
     fifty-four minutes east (N. 46 degrees 54' E.), one hundred
     twenty-four and two-tenths (124.2) feet; (3) North seventy
     degrees ten minutes east (N. 70 degrees 10' E.), eighty-eight
     and three-tenths (88.3) feet; (4) South eighty-eight degrees
     forty-two minutes east (S. 88 degrees 42' E.), two hundred one
     and three-tenths (201.3) feet; (5) North eighty-seven degrees
     twenty minutes east (N. 87 degrees 20' E.), one hundred seventy-
     three and seven-tenths (173.7) feet; (6) North seventy-one
     degrees twenty-one minutes east (N. 71 degrees 21' E.), two
     hundred twenty-six and one-tenth (226.1) feet; (7) North fifty-
     seven degrees forty-three minutes east (N. 57 degrees 43' E.),
     seventy-five and two-tenths (75.2) feet; (8) North forty-three
     degrees six minutes east (N. 32 degrees 06 E.), one hundred five
     and two-tenths (105.2) feet to the place of beginning.
        Together with all the rights and privileges conferred upon
     the owners of said land in and to certain water rights upon
     adjoining lands, and subject to all reservations and exceptions
     contained in former deeds in the chain of title to said lands.
        Section 2.  The title to said real estate shall be taken in
     the name of the Commonwealth and shall, before its acquisition,
     be approved by the Department of Justice.
        Section 3.  Upon acquiring the property, the Department of
     Forests and Waters shall have full control, management and
     supervision thereof, and shall maintain the same as a public
     park.