Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-18
BY Authority.
LAWS OF TENNESSEE.

An Act to appoint Commissioners to remark the
State lines between Tennessee and Kentucky,
East 1.-THE Mississippi River.
WHEREAS. doubts have arisen as TO the line Of
boundary between this State and the State OF Ken
tueky on the line East Of the Mississippi River; For
remedy whereof,
SECTION l. Be Il enacted Jy the General AsssD1bly
of the STATE Of Tennessee That two persons be aP-
pointed by the Governor Of the State to meet such
Commissioners as may be appointed by the State OF
Ken Ucky to and remark the Line established oy
the compact between the State Of Tennessee and
Kentucky Beginning on the East bank Of the
Mississippi River, running thence TO the Eastern
boundary Of the State Of Kentucky, putting up large
stone every five miles, provided when Rock or stone
cannot be conveniently had, posts Of some durable
wood be substituted. That said Commissioners shall
have full power and authority and 1t Is hereby made
their duty, to employ Field Party, to consist 81 one
Engineer one Surveyor one Backsightman, and one
Axemen, and such others as may be necessary. The
Engineer and Surveyor to be Welliquailihed to make
said Survey upon scientific principles; said Com
missioner 10 superintend the work.
SEC. ,. Be Il enacted, That copy OF this act shall
be transmitted by the Governor to the Legislature OF
kentucky al its present session, with request that
said Legislature will take such action upon it as
NAV be necessary to effect its object" And so
soon az action thereon shall be taken by the Legisa
ure Of the State Of Kentucky, and The Governor Of
this State and Of the State Of Kentucky, shall have
appointed Commissioners as provided IN the Isl
Section of this act it shall be the duty of said Com
missioners to proceed as soon as practicable to the
performance Of the duties required Of them to and
have or cause the Survey to be completed ct as early
a date as may be practicable.
SEC. 3. Be IL enacted That said Commissioners
shall BY q Joint report communicate to the Gov
ernor Of their respective States what they may do In
the premises, and that the Governor Of Tennessee
shall communicate the same to the succeeding Legs
lature Of this State; said Commissioners shall
accompany their said report with map Of their
Survey showing the relative position OF former lines
to the line OF Survey made by them, and such other
as may be necessary.
SEC. 4. That the Comptroller Of the Treasury OF
this Stale whenever directed by the Governor, shall
issue to the Commissioners appointed BY him his
warrant upon the Treasurer Of this State for the
sum Of three thousand dollars to be by them aP-
propris,ed to the purchase Of necessary instruments
and the cost Of making said Survey.
SEC g. That said Commissioners shall also IN their
report show the time that each Of them, and each
of the field party was necessarily engaged in the
performance Of their respective duties in making
said Survey the amount paid to each for his Survey
ors and also what future amount, any, IS Unnecessary
to pay the costs Of the same.
SEC g. That said Commissioners shall cause TO be |
prepared and fled in the Office Of the Secretary Of
State careful and full typographical map Of the
Survey thus made, exhibiting the positions Of the
country and embodying ell that geographical infor-
nation that can be incidentally obtained in making
such Surveys.
Passed January %, 1853.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JNO. c. BURCH,
Speaker Of the Senate.