§ 3-1-125 — Jurisdiction over land for Indian school ceded

Colorado § 3-1-125

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 03: United States
• Art.: Property Ceded to United States

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jurisdiction, for all purposes except such as are in sections 3-1-125 to 3-1-127
expressly reserved over all that tract, piece or parcel of land, situated near Grand
Junction, in the county of Mesa, in the state of Colorado, known and described as
follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the southwest quarter section
eighteen, township one, south of range one, east of the Ute meridian; thence
running east along the south line of said section eighteen, seventy rods; thence
north eighty rods, more or less, to the north line of the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of said section eighteen; thence west seventy rods, to the east
line of the southwest quarter of said section eighteen; thence south eighty rods,
more or less, to the place of beginning; being the west thirty-five acres of south half
of the southeast quarter of section eighteen, township one, south of range one, east
of the Ute meridian, and adjoining the lands of the United States used for an Indian
school, and as an addition thereto, for like use, be and hereby is ceded, granted,
transferred, conferred, and confirmed unto the United States of America, from and
after the time when the United States shall become the owner of said tract, for and
during the time the United States shall remain the owner thereof; but, nevertheless,
jurisdiction to serve the civil process of state, county, and municipal courts and
tribunals, within said tract, and also to serve and execute thereon process in
criminal cases, by state, county, and municipal officials, in respect of offenses,
misdemeanors, crimes, and felonies, committed outside of said tract, is reserved to
the state of Colorado.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1891: p. 55, � 1. R.S. 08: � 6925. C.L. � 519. CSA: C. 168, � 28. CRS 53: � 142-1-28. C.R.S. 1963: � 143-1-28.