74 Pa. Stat. § 31

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 31 - Jurisdiction over certain roads at Gettysburg ceded to the United States

The jurisdiction of this Commonwealth is hereby ceded to the United States of America over the public roads and parts of the same hereinafter specified and described, included within the limits of the national park at Gettysburg, as defined by the act of Congress, entitled "An act to establish a National Military Park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania," approved February eleven, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, to wit:

First. That part of the public road known as the Carlisle road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg northward by the various courses of said road five thousand six hundred feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park, as defined in the said act of Congress.

Second. That part of the public road known as the Newville or Bendersville road, extending from its junction with the aforesaid Carlisle road northwestward two thousand four hundred feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Third. That part of the public road known as the Harrisburg or Heidlersburg road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg northward by the various courses of said road five thousand two hundred and fifty feet to the boundary of said National Park.

Fourth. That part of the public road known as the Hunterstown road, extending from its junction with the York pike near Gettysburg northeastward three thousand six hundred and ninety feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Fifth. That part of the public road known as the Hanover road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg at Rock Creek southeastward five thousand seven hundred feet to the boundary of said National Park.

Sixth. That part of the public road known as the Taneytown road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg southward nine thousand four hundred feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Seventh. That public road connecting the Taneytown road and the Baltimore pike, extending from the Taneytown road at the common corner of Patterson and Baker's lands on that road eastward by sundry courses four thousand three hundred feet to the Baltimore pike near McAllister's hill.

Eighth. That public road known as the Wheatfield road, extending from its junction with the Taneytown road at Sedgwick Postoffice westward by sundry courses and crossing the Emmitsburg road and Confederate avenue eight thousand five hundred and fifty feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park, near the southwest corner of Martin's Woods.

Ninth. That part of the public road known as the Emmitsburg road, extending from the crossing of the Wheatfield road at the Peach orchard southwestward seven thousand eight hundred feet or more to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Tenth. That part of the public road known as the Hagerstown road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg southwestward six thousand two hundred feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Eleventh. That part of the public road known as the Hereter's Mill road which begins at the Hagerstown road about a furlong west of Reynolds avenue, extending thence northwestward by sundry courses and crossing Willoughby run four thousand feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Twelfth. That part of the public road which begins at the Chambersburg pike at Herr's Tavern, extending thence southward two thousand feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Thirteenth. That part of the public road known as the Mummasburg road, extending from the borough line of Gettysburg northwestward six thousand three hundred feet to the boundary of the aforesaid National Park.

Fourteenth. That public road connecting the Mummasburg road with the Chambersburg pike, beginning at the Mummasburg road on the summit of Seminary Ridge and extending thence southward by sundry courses three thousand eight hundred feet, crossing the railroad just east of where the Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania regiment fired the first musket in the battle, to the Chambersburg pike, about a furlong from where Reynolds fell: Provided nevertheless, That this cession is upon the express condition that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania so far retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over said roads and parts of roads above described as that all civil and criminal process issued under the authority of this Commonwealth may be executed thereon in like manner as if this act had not passed: Provided further, That all offenses against the criminal laws of Pennsylvania committed upon said roads or parts of roads shall remain as before cognizable in the courts of this Commonwealth; but nothing herein contained shall in any wise interfere with the jurisdiction of the United States over any matter embraced in the act of congress establishing said National Park, approved February eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, nor with any laws, rules or regulations which have been or may be adopted by the government of the United States for the preservation and protection of its property and rights on said ceded roads and parts of roads, and proper maintenance of good order thereon.

74 P.S. § 31

1895, June 26, P.L. 371, § 1.