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Section 42-3-1 – Authority of Governor to Cede Jurisdiction.

Section 42-3-1 Authority of Governor to cede jurisdiction. The Governor, upon application made to him in writing on behalf of the United States for that purpose, accompanied by the proper evidence of title in the United States describing the lands, is authorized on the part of the state, by patent to be recorded in the […]

Section 42-3-2 – Cession of Sites Covered by Navigable Waters.

Section 42-3-2 Cession of sites covered by navigable waters. Whenever the United States desires to acquire title to land belonging to this state, covered by the navigable waters of the United States and within the limits of this state for the site of a lighthouse, beacon or other aid to navigation, and application is made […]

Section 42-3-3 – Reservation of Rights, etc., by State.

Section 42-3-3 Reservation of rights, etc., by state. The jurisdiction heretofore ceded to the United States over any lands acquired by it within the State of Alabama, with the consent of the state, shall be subject to such reservations, restrictions and conditions as provided in the act or instrument of cession relating to such acquisition […]