QUIETING STATE TITLES TO LANDS BENEATH TIDAL WATERS Long Beach & San Pedro 1945
POB#49377
TITLE: The Facts About the Legislation Quieting State Titles to Lands Beneath Tidal and Navigable Waters
AUTHOR: Kenny, Robert W. and Clary, William W.
PUBLISHER: Washington, D.C. : Judd & Detweiler, Inc
DATE: 1946?
DESCRIPTION: 42 pages : illustrations, facsimile, folded maps ; 27 cm.
CONDITION NOTES: FINE. No marks, creases, or tears. Very lightly handled.
BINDING: Saddle stitched paperback.
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Anyone familar with California law understands that the entire coastline is owned by the state and no private interest can stake a claim on any beach.
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Interestingly, the Federal Government is also excluded, and the political fight that resulted in that outcome was waged in the World War 2 period when Interior Secretary Harold Ickes attempted to manage the Port of Los Angeles.
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A very readable digest discussing titles to US tidewater areas and rights to develop (mostly cities and ports) in the zones. While testimony from Boston, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are included, the publication originates from California Attorney General's office on a special mission to quiet title around the Port of Los Angeles.
