Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-10-21
Bristur Aelus.
FRIDAY, October 81, 1870.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESs EE
STATE LINE.
[coNrIvrED rnon LAST WEEK. !

limits and boundaries Of the State.D
lon the west by the Ohio and Mis-
sissirpi to latitude $50 30' north. and
on the south by the line of latitude
last mentioned"
And in the carefully drawn man NO.
companying the Notes, this parallel az
latitude is made to intersect the COAST
of Currituck Inlet.
The following acts were pissed nv
the General Assembly of North Caro-
lima for quieting such persons as NAV
have suffered In their titles and claims
OF land, by reason of the extension of
the boundary line in l77S;
NORTH CAROLINA, 1880. -" Where
a.. from the extension of the dividing
line between this State and the Conn
monwealth OF Virginia, lands claimed
under the authority and sanction of
the laws of Virginia are found to fall
within this State, though deemed
when patented and surveyed TO lie
Within the then Colony of Virginia
and whereas, &C., &C."
NORTH CAROLINA, 17S2, -" Where
as, IL Is represented to this General As
sembly that certain lands granted and
patented in the State of Virginia un-
der the supposition of their being
within the bounds thereof, have, on
the late extension of tie boundary be-
tween this State aud that, been found
10 lie within the bounds of this State,
DC, &c"
NORTH CAROLINA, I7S9.-December.
An act of the General Assembly of
North Carolina ced ng to the United
States certain lands therein described
Whereas the United States in Con-
gress assembled have repeatedly aud
earnestly recommended to the respec-
tive States, &c: BE it enacted &c.
That the Senators of this State in
the Congress of the United States, or
one Of the Senators and any two of the
representatives of this State in the
Congress of the United States, are
hereby authorized, empowered and re-
quired to execute n deed or deeds on
the part and hehalf of this st lie, con-
veying to the United States of Ameri-
ca all right, title and claim which this
State has to the sovereignty and terri
tory of the lands situated within the
chartered limits of this State, tCest 81
a unc beginning on the eItTenle height
of the Stone Mountain, at the place
tchcre the Pirgdlio tine intersects IL,
running thence south wardly, &c, To
the southern boundary of this state .
1870, February 25th. The deed OF
cession authorized by the preceding
act was formally made, executed and
offered for the acceptance of the Uni
ted States 10y samuel johnson and
Behjamin Hawkins, Senators from
North Carolina.
1890, April md. BE II enac. cd by the
Senate aud House of Representatives
Of the United States in Congress AS
sembleu. 4" That the said dee be, and
the same Is hereby a c.pted."
1910, May 23th. The ceded Territory
was organized into the Territory
South OF the Ohio" aud on the same
footing ~ The Northwest Territory
under the At ( Aig st 9Th lTS).
VIRGINIA, 1871, December 9TH. Act
of the General Assembly of Virginia
confirming the Walker line as the
the boundary between that State AMI
North Carolina.
SECTION /. Whereas 4. official infor-
nation has been received by the Gen
eral Assembly that the Legislature OF
the state of North CarOlina have re-
solved TO establish the line commonly
called Walkers line. a. the boundary
between North Carolina and this Com
.monwealih, aud it is judged eXpedieni
10 confirm and establish the saiu line
on the part OF this State. BE it there
fore enacted by the General Assembly
That the line commonly called ano
known by the name of Walkers line
shall be, and the same is hereby de
clared to be the boundary line OF thl'
State.
SEC. III. Aud be it further enacted
That in all courts of law ana equity
within this Commonwealth. the claims
for lands Wing between the line com
monty Called Henderson's line shall
lie decided in favor of the Oldest title
derived from this Commonwealth ol
fcom the State of North Carolina.
Here ends the Legislative history o
the dividing line between Virgins
and North Carolina. From Corritucl
Inlet To Steep Rock Creek the line wa
marked aad establishe |. Between
Steep Rock Creek and Tennessee Riv
or, the parallel of $50 30' was agreed
upon ~ the boundary, but in the at
sempt to trace an mark it, the Com
missioncrs disagreed and two separate
lines ran, the Walker line repre-
senting the parallel a determined b,
Virginia, and the Hender 'on line tn
parallel ms determined BY North Caro-
iina. The former line was accepted b,
Virginia in 1871, while there Is no evi
dence 10 show that either line wa
similarly confirmed by North Carolina
BOUNDARY BETWEEN VIRGINIA AM
TENNESSEE.
As the cession of territory Of Nortl
Carolina took pace before the eontir
,nation # the Walker line by Vii
vinia, neither that confirmation or an.
subsequent understanding between I'll
two States, could enlarge or restrict III
territorial limits to which the Unite
States became the heirs at the date Ofces
sion, These limits were clearly desSf
bed and declared. so soon as the Terri
tory WAS prepared TO enter the Union
In the Constitution ord aimed and esrah
iished by Tennessee, the ed Section q
the 18th Article Ieads as follows:
TErNEssEE, 1876, February 9th
"That the limits and boundaries q
this State Ice ascertained, il is declare
they are rs hereafter me ltioned tina
II Ia say:
BEGINNING on the extreme height {
Stons Mountain, at the place ptere N
line Of Iirgiaia iasersects ., ~ fdfl,Hi
36o 3V North. running thence alon
the extreme height of said Mountai
southwardly, &"
CoNGREss. 1875, June lst. BE
further enacted by the Senate an
House OF Representatives in Congre'
Assembled:
That the whole Of the Territory G.
died. 10 the United States by the stat
of North Carolina, shall be one S'ai'
and tlle same is hereby declared to I
Que of the United States OF Amerlc'
Re-
VIRaINIA, $50, January lStl
Whereas Sc, because the state
North Carolina on the 9th O. tebrl
AIRY. 1850, ceded the said state OF Tel
nessee. then called the Souihwester
Territory, 10 the Government OF "a
United States. and, thcrcf re, the ~
entitled. ian Act concerning III
Southern boundary of THIS state
-, -th HoN nf Dpppm be