Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-10-21
VOL. VI.

be also requested to transmit a copy of
this resolution of the Executive au-
tn r.ty of the State of Tennessee.
TENNESSEE, 1901, Nov. 18th. l. BE
it enacted by the General Assembly of
| the State of Tennessee: That the Gov
ernor for the time being is hereby au-
thorized and required, as soon Us may
be convenient after the passing of this
act, to appoint three Commissioners on
/ the part Of this State, one of whom
shall be mathematician capable of Ia.
king the latitude, who, when 40 APP
| pointed, are hereby authorized and
empowed, or majority of them, to
act in conjunction with such Commits
sioners as are or may be appointed hy
the State Of Virginia to Settle and des-
/ ignate true line between the aforesaid
/ States.
II. Be il enacted, &c. And whereas,
| 1t may be difficult for this Legislature
to ascertain with precision, what pow
ers onght of right to be delegated to
she said Commissioners.
III. Be 1t enacted, &c. That the Gov
ernor is hereby authorized and re-
quired, from time to time, to issue
such instructions to the Commission
ers, rs lie may deem proper, for the
! purpose ofcarrying into effect the object
intended by this act, consistent with
the true interest of the State
VIRGINIA, 1903, January 22d.
"Whcreas, the Commissioners for as
certaining and adjusting the boundary
line between the States or Virginia
and Tennessee, appointed pursuant to
public authority on the part OF each,
[ namely, General Jos. Martin, Creed
Taylor and Peter Johnston ON the part
= a a.
John Sewer and General George Rut-
1ege on the part of Tennessee, having
met at tho place previously appointed
for that purpose, and not uniting, from
the general result of their astrOnom-
cal observations to establish either of
the former lines called Walkers and
| Henderson's, unanimously agreed in
order TO end all controversy respecting
the subject to run due west line
| equally distant from both. Beginning
on the mountain generally known by
the name Of the White Top Mountain.
I where he y. T.. corner OF Tennessee
! terminates, To the top of the Cumber-
/ land Mountain, where the sOuthwes-
tern corner of Virginia terminates,
\ which is hereby declared to he the true
/ boundary line between the two States,
and Inns been accordingly run by Brice
az Aili anu H. 4lal N iitAlAls lllt
surveyors duly appointed Tor that pur-
pose, and marked under the direction
Of the said Commissioners, as will
more at large appear 10y the report of
the said surveyors hereto annexed, aud
bearing equal date herewith, Sc.
BE it enacted, dc. That the said
boundary line between this State and
the State of Tennessee, as laid down,
fixed and ascertained by the said Com
missioners above named in their said
report above recited, shall be, and il
hereby fully and absolutely, to all in
tents and purposes whatsoever, ratiti-
ed established and confirmed on the
part OF this State as the true. certain
and real boundary line between the
said States
This act shall commence and he in
force from and after the passing of a
like law on the part of the state of
Tennessee.
4 TEXNEs SEE. 1893, November Sd. An
exact copy OF the preceding law Of
Virginia, with the exception of the
neces sary interchange OF names, WIS
passed 10y the General Assembly OF
Tennessee on the 3rd of November of
the same year.
VIRGiNIA, 1856, Mar. 18th. Whereas
the line run between this State and
the state of Tennessee in the year
1892. by joint Commissioners of the
two States a due west course, Begin
ming on the summit of the u:Ountain
generally known 10y the name of
, White Top Mountain, where the
northeastern corner of the state Ct
Trnlessee terminates, to the top OF
the Cumberland Mountain where the
the South western corner of Virginia
ends, has, 10y lapse Of time, &c, be-
come indistinct, uncertain and to some
extent unknown, &c.
"Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Virginia: That the EXecu-
: tive be authorized to appoint two Com
mi ssioners whose duty it shall be to
= meet Commissioners so appointed by
) the State of Tennessee, TO again run
and max said line, sc.
, TENNESSEE, 1858, March lst. 1. "Be
il enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State of Tennessee That the EX-
, ecutive be authorized 10 appoint two
: Commissioners, " hose duty it shall hc
: 20 meet commissioners, who have
, been or may he appointed 10y the
. State of Virginia, To again run aud
I mark said line and where there is no
/ growing timber on any part of the line
= by which it may be plainly marked,
: If the said marks are oblit5rated, that
the said Commissioners shall cause
monuments of stone to be permanently
. plan ed on the line, at least one in every
( i've miles or less, where il may seem
proper by the said Commissioners Il
do SO, that the line may be readily
( identified for it, entire length.
] IL. Refers to pay and and allowan'
| ccs.
III. Duplicate r ports.
( ". This act shall take effect from
2 its passage.
e V. That said Commissioners in con
9 nee ion with such Commissioners ~
a may or have hcen appointed by the
Legislature Of Virginia, have full pow
{ and authority and il y hereby made
4 their duty,to employ Field Party Il
= COZ sist 81 one engineer, one surveyor
one back sighunan, and one aNeman
10 and such others a. May be necessary
e The engineer aud surveyors To be WI
}. Qualified 10 make said survey upon
e scientific principles, We, q.
!, NIRGINIA, 1865, March OH. /. re
solved thai the General Assembly al
!. Virginia do hereby disapproye anC
Il reject the line between Virgin
r la aud Tennessee, rs run arC
+ reported by LrOuiuas Baugh an'
n and James {. Black, as Commissioner
G on the part of Nirsinia.
q III. Resolved, That the Governor
@ he and is hereby authorized 20 appOiI
. one or more Commissioners TO run
r again and remark the line between
4 Virginia andrennessee, in strict con
G formity with the compact OF lso2
4 ratiflei dy the Legislature OF Nirgini'
{ i'm 1903, dc.
i This act was never carried into CT
: feet, aud is the last passed by eithe
A Virginia or Tennessee relating TO TN
= boundary line between the two states
X. ID. &.
e WAsHINGroH CITY.