16 U.S.C. § 211 : US Code - Section 211: Acceptance of title; terms and conditions; admission fees

Search 16 U.S.C. § 211 : US Code - Section 211: Acceptance of title; terms and conditions; admission fees

The United States of America accepts title to the lands mentioned
in the deed of gift or conveyance in possession of the Secretary of
War on July 17, 1916, together with all the buildings and
appurtenances thereon, especially the log cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, which
deed of conveyance was executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by
the Lincoln Farm Association, a corporation, to the United States
of America, describing certain lands situated near the town of
Hodgenville, county of Larue, State of Kentucky, which lands are
more particularly identified and described in said deed or
conveyance. The title to such lands, buildings, and appurtenances
is accepted upon the terms and conditions stated in said deed or
conveyance, namely: That the land therein described, together with
the buildings and appurtenances thereon, shall be forever dedicated
to the purposes of a national park or reservation, the United
States of America agreeing to protect and preserve the said lands,
buildings, and appurtenances, and especially the log cabin in which
Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same,
from spoliation, destruction, and further disintegration, to the
end that they may be preserved for all time, so far as may be; and
further agreeing that there shall never be any charge or fee made
to or asked from the public for admission to the said park or
reservation.