Condemnation of Land for War Purposes: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Seventy-seventh Congress, Second Session, on S. 2625, a Bill to Expedite the Payment for Land Acquired During the War Period; S. 2626, a Bill to Provide for Speedy and Summary Notice in Proceedings to Condemn Land for War Purposes, and to Accelerate the Distribution of Deposits and Awards to the Persons Entitled Thereto in Such Cases; H.R. 7143, an Act to Expedite the Payment for Land Acquired During the War Period, July 15, 1942U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942 - 32 pages Considers (77) S. 2625, (77) S. 2626, (77) H.R. 7143. |
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Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 3 - Act (sections 601-605, and 611 of this appendix) shall remain in force during the continuance of the present war and for six months after the termination of the war, or until such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President may designate.
Page 11 - Upon or after the filing of the condemnation petition, immediate possession may be taken and the property may be occupied, used, and improved for the purposes of this Act, notwithstanding any other law.
Page 2 - August first, eighteen hundred and eightyeight, entitled "An act to authorize condemnation of land for sites of public buildings, and for other purposes...
Page 21 - ... the property; and (c) delivery of a copy of the notice to each person found in actual possession of the land. Any person failing to appear within ten days after personal notice or twenty days after publication shall be bound by any action taken in the proceeding. Section 4 provides that upon notice of any party to the proceeding, the right, title and interest of the parties in and to the property taken shall be determined by the court and the court shall order immediate distribution of any fund...
Page 1 - An Act to authorize condemnation proceedings of lands for military purposes", as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following section : "SEC.
Page 21 - ... inability to prove a good record or marketable title if no other claimant proves a better title. Section 5 cuts off any claim of any party after such distribution, but permits him to file a claim with the Attorney General, who shall report to Congress, but expressly provides, "This Section is not to be construed as creating any liability against the United States, nor shall any court have jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate any claims of the character herein described.
Page 21 - ... has been paid into court for or on account of just compensation. It further provides that the head of any executive department or agency may make a deposit of any amount into court for or on account of just compensation and such amount shall not bear interest from the date of such deposit, and that no claimant shall be denied distribution because of inability to prove a good record or marketable title if no other claimant proves a better title. Section 5 cuts off any claim of any party after...
Page 3 - Stat. 357), and amendini'iils thereto, the United States is required to conform to State law governing procedure in condemnation cases. As a result, in all condemnation proceedings instituted by the Federal Government, the amount of compensation to be awarded the landowner must be determined in accordance with the methods prescribed under the laws of the State in which the property is situated. The...
Page 21 - Without regard to the provisions of any other law, it provides for notice by (a) publication twice; (b) posting copies of the notice on or near each parcel to be acquired and at a United States post office in the vicinity of the property; and (c) delivery of a copy of the notice to each person found in actual possession of the land. Any person failing to appear within ten days after personal notice or twenty days after publication shall be bound by any action taken in the...