Kentucky cedes its jurisdiction to the United States over so much of any lands, not exceeding three thousand (3,000) acres, as may be selected in Boyle County, near Perryville, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, beautifying and protecting a national military park at the battlefield of Perryville.
Effective: October 1, 1942

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 3.040

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2376b-1.